Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 132 | 173 | 231 | 321 | 546 | 868 | 1009 | 1168 | 1556 | 1138 | 1440 | 1102 | 1122 | 1125 | 1157 | 1047 | 1093 | 1357 | 1514 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.46m | 8:04AM1.56m | 8:19PM1.51m | 8:39AM1.64m | 8:58PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.30m | 1:43AM0.16m | 2:11PM0.20m | 2:21AM0.11m | 2:52PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 73 | 111 | 231 | 321 | 546 | 868 | 1009 | 1168 | 1230 | 1138 | 1138 | 1102 | 1122 | 1125 | — | 5 | 3 | 26 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 132 | 173 | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 69 | 1556 | 77 | 1440 | — | — | — | 1157 | 1047 | 1093 | 1357 | 1514 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 361 | 1609 | 1609 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 1459 | 1459 | 1459 | 1459 | 1459 | 1222 |
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