Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 556 | 581 | 514 | 384 | 340 | 702 | 587 | 620 | 606 | 691 | 777 | 711 | 606 | 484 | 408 | 307 | 288 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:36AM0.17m | 1:43PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.16m | 1:28PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.00m | 9:12AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.12m | 8:59PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 556 | 581 | 514 | 384 | 340 | 702 | 587 | 620 | 606 | 691 | 701 | — | 606 | 484 | 408 | 307 | 288 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 20 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 61 | 78 | 218 | 309 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 8 | — | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 30 | — | 777 | 711 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 218 | 226 | 381 | 226 | 19 | 75 | 204 | 204 | 19 | 19 |
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