Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | NE 4 | SE 7 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 121 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.67m | 10:30AM1.71m | 10:53PM1.62m | 11:09AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:29AM0.01m | 4:57PM0.04m | 5:08AM0.12m | 5:38PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 168 | 121 | 226 | 204 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 7 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 100 | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 52 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 446 | 1245 | 483 | 483 | 865 | 764 | 628 | 483 | 488 | 628 | 865 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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