Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.99° N 64.68° W

Western Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Western Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.0° 

Western Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
132
173
231
321
546
868
1009
1168
1556
1138
1440
1102
1122
1125
1157
1047
1093
1357
1514
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.46m
8:04AM1.56m
8:19PM1.51m
8:39AM1.64m
8:58PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.30m
1:43AM0.16m
2:11PM0.20m
2:21AM0.11m
2:52PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:07
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7:09
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7:13
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7:10
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7:08
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 mm
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2
2
4
3
6
4
5
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
14
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
6
8
8
9
10
9
7
6
5
4
3
7
10
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