Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
217
181
148
163
246
289
525
603
542
528
398
336
261
212
205
199
83
122
118
55
35
53
54
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM0.12m
3:51PM0.18m
00:43AM0.12m
4:21PM0.16m
1:29AM0.11m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.12m
7:46AM-0.00m
10:36PM0.11m
8:20AM0.02m
11:25PM0.10m
8:53AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
10
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
12
14
12
10
10
8
7
12
15
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
14
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
282
217
181
148
163
246
289
525
603
542
528
398
336
261
212
205
199
83
122
118
55
33
53
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
10
67
37
35
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
12
6
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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