Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
881
701
597
450
373
357
352
299
299
257
257
208
205
202
162
124
124
124
99
120
68
147
114
147
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:31AM0.08m
11:53AM0.17m
00:18AM0.09m
12:08PM0.17m
00:13AM0.11m
12:23PM0.17m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.07m
7:23PM0.06m
5:01AM0.06m
7:01PM0.06m
5:40AM0.05m
6:52PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
11
15
15
13
15
16
15
15
18
21
17
19
18
17
14
13
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
4
8
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
15
18
16
18
16
13
11
12
13
14
12
10
10
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