Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | SE 15 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 47 | 27 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.69m | 10:49PM1.79m | 11:34AM1.70m | 11:38PM1.72m | 12:19PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.22m | 5:30AM-0.14m | 5:57PM0.24m | 6:20AM-0.06m | 6:54PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 47 | 22 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 22 | 121 | 144 | 144 | 131 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 80 | 1 | 73 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 47 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 1294 | 446 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 3 | 420 | 2226 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 420 | 6 | 6 | 2896 | 3143 | 961 | 1073 |
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