Whites Reef surf break

Whites Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (05 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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
192
184
154
291
636
551
482
459
453
447
428
465
553
940
997
1131
1207
1365
1346
1182
1776
1609
1417
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:34AM0.11m
2:18PM0.21m
00:48AM0.11m
2:48PM0.20m
1:01AM0.11m
3:21PM0.19m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.00m
8:53PM0.08m
7:15AM0.00m
9:23PM0.09m
7:40AM0.01m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
12
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
8
7
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
5
-1
0
1
0
1
1
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
136
113
184
154
97
636
551
482
459
453
447
428
60
38
60
56
82
81
81
31
386
1776
1609
1417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
SW
23
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
40
126
128
291
21
11
18
18
18
18
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
55
92
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
286
192
465
553
940
997
1131
1207
1365
1346
1182
694
723
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
8
Distance (km)
227
243
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
75
218
204
204
444
561
707
481
481
481
481
542
256
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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