Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (14 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | E 6 | E 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.72m | 10:30PM1.74m | 11:04AM1.72m | 11:16PM1.67m | 11:45AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.12m | 5:01AM-0.10m | 5:29PM0.13m | 5:45AM0.00m | 6:18PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SE 8 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | — | — | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 |
3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3035 | 3074 | 3035 | 2887 | 2744 | 123 | 1352 | 1352 | 1461 | 2226 | 3655 | 2958 | 446 | 1309 | 1679 | 1802 | 1295 | 1299 | 2041 | 2226 |
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