Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
183
156
367
362
455
436
1026
1016
871
841
774
1001
964
763
695
529
521
393
285
493
521
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NE
10
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM0.18m
12:39PM0.20m
12:59PM0.21m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.02m
11:57PM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
10
11
11
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
5
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