Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
437
357
284
236
183
118
367
362
455
436
1161
1149
871
1415
1548
644
1074
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:20PM0.18m
12:39PM0.20m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.01m
10:55PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
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