Surf Forecasts:
Whites Reef surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period, SW swell with 1,585 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whites Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whites Reef in the next 16 days are 1.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore 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 (Sep 20) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whites Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about Whites Reef in feet and miles per hour. The start of this run is a total dud. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are tiny, sloppy swells around 2 to 3 ft, and the wind is all cross-onshore junk. Not worth your time. Tuesday the 15th pushes up to about 5 to 6 ft, but it’s getting hammered by a strong 30–35 km/h onshore wind, making it a washing machine. Through Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, we get some size around 4 to 6 ft, but the wind is never fully clean, and the wave energy (339 to 1238) is only moderate, at best. Friday the 18th through Sunday the 20th of September are all “poor surf conditions” – a few pulses of groundswell up to 5 ft but wrecked by a fresh cross-onshore wind. It’s a bleak, flat stretch.
Now for the good news. Monday the 21st of September morning – that’s your first real golden window. A solid 6 ft, long-period SW groundswell (15 seconds) with a light, clean north-northeast offshore breeze (15 km/h). The wave energy is strong at 1344. For the experienced surfer, this reef is going to be clean and lined-up. It’s a west-facing spot, and that SW swell is right in its wheelhouse. Just know it does get crowded often, so be early. Water temp is 15°C (around 58°F), which is a notch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus.
Tuesday the 22nd of September afternoon is another standout. The swell ramps to 7 ft from the SW with a very long 17-second period, and a light southeast offshore at 15 km/h makes it glassy. The energy is strong (2380). This is for the experienced crew – it’ll be powerful. The morning of the 22nd has a bigger 8 ft pulse, but it’s cross-shore and marginal; stick to the afternoon.
Into the final week, Wednesday the 23rd still has some waist-to-chest high swell with a clean offshore in the morning, but it fades. Friday the 25th looks promising again: morning has 6 ft from the SW with a clean northeast wind, and the afternoon hits 7 ft from the SSW with a clean north-northeast breeze – energy between 2615 and 3925, which is strong. That’s a long-range call, so it’s promising but not locked in. Saturday the 26th morning still has 7 ft, but a strong 30 km/h north-northwest cross-shore wind will chop it up. From the 26th afternoon through the 28th, it all fades back into small, weak or choppy conditions.
So bottom line: the first week is a wash until the 21st. Your absolute best windows are Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd of September – clean, powerful, long-period SW groundswells with light offshore wind. The 25th shows potential further out. The rest is for the kite surfers, not the paddle surfers.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 233 | 164 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 919 | 1238 | 1402 | 1506 | 1361 | 953 | 564 | 465 | 368 | 851 | 635 | 469 | 396 | 298 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM0.16m | 1:39AM0.18m | 1:20PM0.15m | 2:08AM0.19m | 1:29PM0.15m | 2:37AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.14m | 3:06AM0.18m | 1:44PM0.14m | 3:36AM0.17m | 1:43PM0.14m | 4:11AM0.16m | 1:28PM0.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.03m | 7:44AM0.05m | 7:30PM0.01m | 8:11AM0.06m | 7:47PM0.00m | 8:35AM0.07m | 8:05PM-0.00m | 8:56AM0.09m | 8:25PM0.00m | 9:12AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.12m | 8:59PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 339 | 233 | 164 | 89 | 84 | 45 | — | — | 1402 | 1506 | 1361 | 953 | 564 | 465 | 368 | 851 | 635 | 469 | 396 | 298 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 221 | — | — | 15 | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 110 | 919 | 1238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 19 | 204 | 481 | 542 | 445 | 528 | 444 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 252 | 19 | 19 | 218 |
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