Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (14 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 13 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.77m | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:30PM1.74m | 11:04AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.15m | 4:16AM-0.16m | 4:41PM0.12m | 5:01AM-0.10m | 5:29PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 3 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | — | WSW 5 | E 6 | SSE 9 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — |
10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 361 | 121 | 6 | 121 | 123 | 2857 | 3035 | 122 | 1352 | 2747 | 123 | 1461 | 1533 | 2226 | 3074 | 3655 | 2958 |
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