Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (20 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 293 | 230 | 237 | 196 | 249 | 243 | 209 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 276 | 244 | 266 | 266 | 250 | 300 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.23m | 5:12AM1.32m | 5:26PM1.27m | 6:02AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.37m | 11:19AM0.48m | 11:30PM0.33m | 12:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 418 | 293 | 230 | 237 | 196 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 244 | 42 | 266 | 250 | 300 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 41 | 40 | 40 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 249 | 243 | 209 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 276 | — | 266 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1477 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 446 | 128 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 |
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