Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 16 | E 15 | S 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 11 | 89 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.37m | 1:19AM1.30m | 1:19PM1.30m | 2:08AM1.24m | 2:09PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.57m | 8:06PM0.34m | 8:32AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 292 | 247 | 266 | 191 | 129 | 94 | 71 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 16 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | SW 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 89 | 241 | 432 | 403 | 546 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1240 | 446 | 1294 | 865 | 503 | 2275 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 122 | 361 |
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