Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (23 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 87 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 37 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 18 | 71 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.29m | 6:41AM1.24m | 6:46PM1.37m | 7:26AM1.32m | 7:31PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.30m | 12:30PM0.48m | 1:05AM0.25m | 1:18PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 87 | 94 | 73 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 53 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 79 | 70 | 71 | 56 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 53 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | E 14 | E 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 23 | 40 | 67 | — | 48 | 38 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 71 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1309 | 1344 | 2158 | 512 | 506 | 446 | 488 | 483 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 446 |
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