Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 145 | 122 | 86 | 74 | 50 | 51 | 82 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.26m | 5:03PM1.56m | 5:56AM1.31m | 6:11PM1.61m | 7:04AM1.39m | 7:13PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.28m | 10:53AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.20m | 12:01PM0.37m | 1:02AM0.09m | 1:10PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 145 | 122 | 86 | 74 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | SSW 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 28 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 24 | 121 | 446 | 446 | 696 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 121 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 122 | 24 | 123 |
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