Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
502
496
411
453
424
412
367
357
342
189
183
120
367
362
455
436
1026
1149
1327
841
774
1333
1074
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
E
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:27PM0.16m
12:20PM0.18m
12:39PM0.20m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.01m
10:23PM0.01m
10:55PM0.02m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
8
9
9
9
7
5
6
6
7
6
5
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