Surf Forecasts:
Whites Reef surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SW swell with 754 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whites Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Whites Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whites Reef in the next 16 days are 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whites Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s put that in feet and degrees for the units crowd.
Rusty here. Looking at Whites Reef for the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be honest, it’s a long, flat road with a tiny hidden turn-off right at the end. Don’t expect much for a while.
Right now through early next week, it’s a write-off. Onshore wind, rain, and chop. Tuesday and Wednesday are a write-off with that 1.0m to 1.1m SW swell getting chopped up by a cross-onshore breeze. Water temp is about 59° – right on the average, nothing weird.
Thursday and Friday of week one keep the same tune: onshore, messy, low energy swells. The combined energy stays in the 200s. It’s a tough stretch.
Then, Friday the 7th of August is our saving grace. The morning is still just marginal, but the afternoon goes glassy. We’ve got a 1ft SW groundswell (that’s about 4ft groundswell by Hawaiian standards) with a 16-second period. The energy is solid at 754. That's a clean, lined-up reef wave. The wind is dead calm. This is your window. The optimum direction is W, and that SW swell is perfect for it. Nothing else in the whole 16-day forecast comes close to that quality.
After that, Saturday and Sunday put us back into fresh cross-off winds and poor conditions. Monday the 10th brings a bigger pulse – a 7ft WSW swell with energy at 2084 – but the wind is onshore. Too gnarly to be fun for most. The 12th and 13th keep the size up (6ft to 7ft), but again, cross-onshore wind ruins the surface. It’s a real shame.
So here’s the takeaway: the only true standout is Friday afternoon, August 7th. Glassy, clean, 4ft SW groundswell at Whites Reef. Circle that date. Everything else? Not your day.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 608 | 355 | 242 | 672 | 620 | 355 | 254 | 147 | 164 | 176 | 100 | 201 | 151 | 663 | 471 | 754 | 581 | 411 | 530 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38PM0.19m | 2:37AM0.13m | 2:51PM0.17m | 3:13AM0.14m | 2:59PM0.16m | 3:53AM0.14m | 2:56PM0.14m | 4:39AM0.15m | 2:33PM0.14m | 5:46AM0.15m | 1:41PM0.14m | 12:27PM0.16m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.05m | 8:22AM0.04m | 9:18PM0.04m | 8:53AM0.06m | 9:28PM0.03m | 9:24AM0.08m | 9:39PM0.03m | 9:50AM0.10m | 9:49PM0.02m | 10:01AM0.13m | 10:03PM0.01m | 10:23PM0.01m | |||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 644 | 608 | 355 | 242 | 394 | 77 | 65 | 254 | 147 | 164 | 176 | 78 | 201 | 151 | 663 | 471 | 754 | 581 | 411 | 530 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 10 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 67 | 82 | 131 | 84 | — | 119 | 78 | 103 | 129 | 113 | 100 | 9 | 96 | 1 | 290 | — | — | — | — | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 15 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 92 | 113 | 129 | 672 | 620 | 355 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 19 | 22 | 204 | 204 | 256 | 243 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 64 | 147 | 147 | 47 |
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