Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.7° 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 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1736
1784
1667
1582
1370
1283
1159
969
838
690
545
528
451
346
325
255
251
251
230
190
177
273
307
303
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM0.17m
00:15AM0.11m
4:53PM0.16m
6:09PM0.15m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.02m
11:45PM0.11m
8:20AM0.03m
8:26AM0.05m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
7
7
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1667
1582
1370
1283
1159
969
838
690
545
528
451
346
325
255
251
251
230
190
177
273
307
303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
45
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1736
1784
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
481
561
875
481
243
227
204
204
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
193
193
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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