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Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131317171616161514141418161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76757310024322521521521521217019035425529925117613216710299447720691
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.22
12:16AM
0.11
2:43PM
0.21
12:17AM
0.12
3:18PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.09
7:00AM
-0.02
9:11PM
0.11
7:26AM
-0.02
9:29PM
0.12
7:55AM
-0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset-6:00-------5:59-------5:58------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141313131622242322212120212316141413131315
Feels °C (?)131212121212111522222118171614161814121312121214
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