
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 57 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.21m | 5:04AM1.18m | 5:15PM1.25m | 6:04AM1.26m | 6:13PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.56m | 10:41PM0.36m | 11:03AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.34m | 11:56AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
17 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | — |
17 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 15 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 12 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 |
5 | 17 | 19 | 16 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 2325 | 2231 | 868 | 512 | 488 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 3 | 1725 | 1222 | 1461 |
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