Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 143 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:52AM1.42m | 6:56PM1.57m | 7:44AM1.55m | 7:48PM1.65m | 8:28AM1.65m | 8:37PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.31m | 1:34AM-0.03m | 1:59PM0.22m | 2:22AM-0.09m | 2:48PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | S 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 143 | 356 | 444 | 394 | 310 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 1722 | 1722 | 1245 | 1282 | 1282 | 1282 | 1722 | 2226 | 420 | 420 | 446 | 1722 | 1281 | 1533 | 503 | 506 | 446 | 446 |
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