Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 13 | SW 4 | SE 9 | WSW 5 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 53 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.60m | 8:52PM1.76m | 9:36AM1.68m | 9:42PM1.77m | 10:21AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.19m | 3:30AM-0.17m | 3:52PM0.15m | 4:16AM-0.16m | 4:41PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 5 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 53 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | — | 19 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 2231 | 2843 | 3035 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 927 | 891 | 798 | 696 | 483 | 361 | 696 | 121 | 6 | 130 | 2847 | 1309 | 123 | 3 |
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