Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | WNW 2 | S 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 3 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 39 | 66 | 154 | 165 | 113 | 108 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.57m | 9:05PM1.80m | 9:55AM1.64m | 9:58PM1.81m | 10:46AM1.69m | 10:49PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.25m | 3:49AM-0.16m | 4:06PM0.23m | 4:39AM-0.17m | 5:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 119 | 164 | 97 | 149 | 145 | 118 | 127 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 83 | 77 | 45 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SSW 8 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | W 3 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 39 | 66 | 154 | 165 | 113 | 108 | 112 | 265 | 423 | — | 352 | — | 314 | 267 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | — | 145 | 2 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 1119 | 2226 | 2226 | 1696 | 426 | 506 | 483 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 671 | 3035 | 446 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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