Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whites Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
104 | 100 | 91 | 106 | 117 | 260 | 262 | 268 | 272 | 527 | 362 | 344 | 619 | 742 | 594 | 602 | 1020 | 957 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:17AM0.16m | 2:24PM0.15m | 5:03AM0.15m | 2:07PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:30AM0.10m | 9:34PM0.01m | 9:42AM0.12m | 9:53PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
104 | 100 | 91 | 102 | 98 | 260 | 155 | 91 | 93 | 155 | 362 | 344 | 95 | 742 | 594 | 155 | 1020 | 957 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | E 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
17 | 1 | 57 | 53 | 107 | 101 | 122 | 43 | 67 | 24 | — | 38 | 127 | 201 | 114 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — |
94 | 162 | 132 | 106 | 117 | 90 | 262 | 268 | 272 | 527 | 99 | 115 | 619 | — | — | 602 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 19 |
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