
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.36m | 1:50AM1.26m | 1:54PM1.28m | 2:45AM1.19m | 2:50PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.26m | 8:17AM0.52m | 8:52PM0.32m | 9:13AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
50 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 6 | S 8 | ESE 12 | E 5 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 7 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 420 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 483 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 483 | 529 | 529 | 1296 | 1294 |
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