Surf Forecasts:
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 91 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 77 | 78 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.52m | 1:34AM1.36m | 1:48PM1.41m | 2:26AM1.26m | 2:36PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.22m | 8:08AM0.37m | 8:48PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 183 | — | 422 | 403 | 393 | 310 | 212 | 207 | 142 | 191 | 150 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 77 | 78 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 91 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 13 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 69 | 159 | — | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 26 | 269 | 13 | 61 | — | 22 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 544 | 544 | 544 | 488 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 506 | 14 | 3 | 121 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 446 |
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