Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (22 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 1 | 50 | 131 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.29m | 3:25PM1.40m | 4:09AM1.22m | 4:23PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.28m | 9:39AM0.38m | 10:22PM0.29m | 10:29AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1037 | 769 | 164 | 336 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 62 | 50 | 131 | 237 | 356 | 335 | 691 | 789 | 966 | 1088 | 1033 | 1159 | 1715 | 1406 | 641 | 658 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 868 | 986 | 1075 | 1237 | 529 | 529 | 505 | 503 | 483 | 426 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 483 | 3 | 3 | 121 |
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