Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
36
34
33
31
47
52
93
93
134
186
220
349
358
161
272
268
268
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
4:45AM0.17m
1:56PM0.12m
5:33AM0.15m
12:36PM0.12m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.01m
10:38AM0.11m
9:22PM0.02m
11:26AM0.12m
9:27PM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
7:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:54
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
22
23
23
21
21
19
18
22
24
25
23
21
20
19
18
22
26
27
22
23
Feels °C
20
21
21
19
17
16
15
20
22
22
20
18
17
15
14
18
22
24
20
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whites Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest