Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 166 | 186 | 142 | 99 | 68 | 66 | 208 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.68m | 10:30PM1.57m | 10:34AM1.61m | 11:11PM1.51m | 11:13AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM-0.01m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:00PM0.04m | 5:09AM0.34m | 5:37PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 43 | 203 | 432 | 369 | 266 | 220 | 175 | 168 | 142 | 130 | 101 | 73 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 397 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 241 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 133 | — | 14 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 71 | 120 | 132 | 166 | 186 | — | 99 | 68 | 66 | 208 | 439 | 620 | 522 | 551 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 483 | 3 | 483 | 544 | 605 | 128 | 0 | 121 | 361 | 420 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 426 | 426 | 411 | 411 | 483 | 446 |
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