Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 2 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.62m | 00:05AM1.43m | 12:23PM1.58m | 00:52AM1.36m | 1:10PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.16m | 6:07PM0.19m | 6:09AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.22m | 7:08AM0.34m | 8:13PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 2 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 1295 | 1309 | 1314 | 1295 | 904 | 732 | 123 | 123 | 608 | 1237 | 1268 | 1299 | 1586 | 6 | 617 | 529 | 625 | 625 | 483 | 483 | 488 |
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