Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whites Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whites Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1271 | 1155 | 953 | 940 | 742 | 573 | 478 | 471 | 556 | 581 | 514 | 384 | 340 | 702 | 728 | 612 | 606 | 691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.18m | 1:44PM0.14m | 3:36AM0.17m | 1:43PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM-0.00m | 8:56AM0.09m | 8:25PM0.00m | 9:12AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1271 | 1155 | 953 | 940 | 742 | 573 | 478 | 471 | 556 | 581 | 514 | 384 | 340 | 702 | 728 | 612 | 606 | 691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 367 | 362 | 478 | — | — | — | 253 | 250 | 18 | 61 | 78 | 218 | 309 | 291 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 204 | 218 | 226 |
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