Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.5° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
180
137
127
155
136
130
123
116
88
61
61
60
55
16
41
40
109
303
460
528
475
452
441
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47PM0.13m
11:39AM0.12m
10:33PM0.12m
11:46AM0.15m
10:58PM0.10m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.10m
4:58AM0.07m
5:23PM0.09m
4:46AM0.06m
6:24PM0.08m
4:43AM0.05m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:32
5:32
Temp °C
19
20
18
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
16
19
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
15
17
17
16
16
16
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
12
16
18
18
15
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
116
114
137
127
155
136
130
123
116
88
61
61
60
55
14
41
40
87
303
460
528
475
452
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.4
WSW
14
0.2
E
6
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
140
180
54
50
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
16
15
14
109
81
2
19
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
15
7
14
5
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
12
12
3
14
14
13
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
7
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
47
47
19
47
47
47
47
47
19
19
19
19
0
0
0
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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