Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (17 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.30m | 2:08AM1.24m | 2:09PM1.25m | 3:05AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.34m | 8:32AM0.59m | 9:02PM0.38m | 9:30AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 266 | 228 | 156 | 116 | 71 | 53 | 37 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 121 | 6 | 121 | 122 | 802 | 361 | 361 | 420 | 446 | 628 | 2749 | 1615 | 505 | 1609 |
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