Western Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.99° N 64.68° W

Issued: 8 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Western Head Reef sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SW
4
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
26
35
34
32
32
33
33
33
33
45
45
28
26
26
33
33
33
34
34
34
11
10
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:19AM1.40m
8:18PM1.53m
9:01AM1.42m
8:59PM1.55m
9:41AM1.44m
9:40PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.45m
2:48AM0.15m
2:52PM0.44m
3:24AM0.14m
3:27PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:05
9:05
9:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
17
17
15
15
15
13
14
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
20
24
24
22
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
17
16
16
14
15
16
12
14
17
14
15
17
19
17
17
19
22
21
19
18
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
29
28
28
12
19
18
17
16
16
33
32
44
42
28
26
15
33
33
33
34
34
10
15
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
26
35
34
32
32
33
33
11
33
45
45
28
26
26
15
15
13
8
7
34
14
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
1
5
8
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
121
3
1282
1237
1332
3
123
3
123
122
122
121
121
3
3
3
3
917
2325
122
122
483
509
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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