Whites Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Whites Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whites Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
362
427
875
823
823
813
793
743
640
566
574
574
566
566
558
631
536
536
529
521
401
456
384
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:54AM0.11m
12:15PM0.14m
00:54AM0.14m
12:37PM0.14m
1:09AM0.16m
12:53PM0.13m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.08m
6:46PM0.06m
6:46AM0.07m
6:41PM0.05m
7:27AM0.06m
6:42PM0.04m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:37
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6:37
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6:35
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7:59
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8:00
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 mm
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1
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3
3
1
1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
24
19
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
19
18
17
20
16
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
9
10
8
10
11
7
8
6
5
4
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