Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (22 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 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) | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 336 | 346 | 318 | 316 | 346 | 346 | 257 | 273 | 308 | 412 | 587 | 505 | 537 | 575 | 541 | 669 | 1198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.27m | 6:02AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.34m | 6:43AM1.53m | 7:04PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.33m | 12:09PM0.38m | 00:16AM0.27m | 12:57PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 31 | 318 | 316 | 45 | 346 | 257 | 273 | 308 | 412 | 587 | 505 | 537 | 575 | 541 | 669 | 1198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 32 | 31 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 85 | 183 | 430 | 298 | 79 | 31 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 251 | 336 | 346 | — | — | 346 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 87 | 160 | 106 | 176 | 117 | 91 | 121 | 117 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1022 | 1019 | 446 | 446 | 0 | 974 | 0 | 128 | 521 | 628 | 631 | 1019 | 802 | 483 | 803 | 628 | 505 | 529 |
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