Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (12 Jun):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.70m | 7:18AM1.46m | 7:29PM1.76m | 8:16AM1.53m | 8:23PM1.81m | 9:12AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.11m | 1:20PM0.29m | 2:13AM0.01m | 2:20PM0.27m | 3:08AM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
185 | 156 | 149 | 142 | 108 | 86 | 81 | 48 | 25 | 31 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
18 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | S 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 30 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 625 | 483 | 483 | 653 | 483 | 483 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 589 | 121 | 3 | 2226 | 2330 | 2328 | 1696 | 1016 | 512 | 483 | 617 | 483 | 483 | 671 |
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