Western Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.99° N 64.68° W

Western Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Western Head Reef sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.2
E
8
0.5
S
4
0.1
SE
9
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
5
7
3
36
55
92
2
2
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
40
16
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:43PM1.48m
12:12PM1.59m
00:23AM1.43m
12:50PM1.58m
1:07AM1.37m
1:33PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.17m
6:32PM0.32m
6:34AM0.22m
7:28PM0.32m
7:26AM0.29m
8:29PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:38
8:37
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
24
26
27
21
20
19
20
22
26
28
25
21
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
19
20
24
18
17
17
18
21
24
23
23
22
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