Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
428
532
755
939
1048
1363
1452
1430
1429
1515
1609
1609
1417
1399
1380
1307
1303
1303
1227
1227
1143
1028
955
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM0.20m
1:01AM0.11m
3:21PM0.19m
1:05AM0.11m
4:01PM0.17m
00:15AM0.11m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.00m
9:23PM0.09m
7:40AM0.01m
10:04PM0.10m
8:03AM0.02m
11:45PM0.11m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
10
10
8
3
1
0
0
2
2
4
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
447
428
60
38
38
57
114
81
81
1515
1609
1609
1417
1303
1303
1227
1227
1143
1028
955
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
39
589
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
532
755
939
1048
1363
1452
1430
1429
646
1399
1380
1307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
1
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
2
5
5
1
5
Distance (km)
19
19
218
227
487
580
542
542
481
445
481
481
243
542
542
542
243
243
243
706
243
243
444
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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