Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Point today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.47m | 5:47AM1.26m | 5:59PM1.53m | 6:58AM1.37m | 7:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.17m | 11:58AM0.40m | 00:51AM0.07m | 1:07PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | SW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 25 | — | — | 17 | 27 | 77 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 1237 | 865 | 865 | 638 | 590 | 590 | 626 | 626 | 868 | 865 | 6 | 4 | 629 | 129 | 129 | 1086 | 129 | 4 | 868 |
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