
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (18 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | E 9 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | 34 | 88 | 163 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.62m | 1:03PM1.64m | 1:15AM1.51m | 1:47PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.25m | 7:10AM0.05m | 7:49PM0.26m | 8:00AM0.16m | 8:42PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 160 | 181 | 186 | 87 | 126 | 109 | 130 | 134 | 107 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | SW 4 | WNW 2 | — |
29 | 34 | 88 | 163 | 357 | 396 | 286 | 267 | 379 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 3485 | 3485 | 927 | 917 | 875 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 544 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 446 | 650 |
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