Surf Forecasts:
Whites Reef surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period, SW swell with 2,350 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whites Reef in the next 16 days are 2.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM. 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 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 21s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whites Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what we've got on the cards.
Honestly, the next week and a half looks pretty grim. We’re dealing with a long stretch of poor conditions, mostly thanks to windy and messy weather. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's one small win.
The first couple of days, Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd of September, are a total write-off. Strong cross-onshore winds and lumpy seas with swell around 5ft to 7ft from the SW. It's just not worth paddling out. Friday the 4th shows a glimmer of hope – a cleaner cross-off wind in the morning, with a 7ft SW groundswell (16-second period) and solid wave energy (1904). That’s the best we’ll see for a while, but the tidal conditions look questionable, so don't expect perfection.
Saturday and Sunday (5th and 6th) get hammered again with strong winds and rain. By Monday the 7th, the swell drops right off to 2ft with virtually no energy (182). We’ll see small, weak SW pulses through the middle of next week, but the wind is never quite right.
The real standout is Thursday the 17th of September. Mark it. We’ve got a solid 10ft SW groundswell rolling in with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is massive at 8703. That is a heavy, powerful ocean. In the morning, we’ve got gentle offshore winds from the ESE and clean conditions. This is exceptional, expert-level surf. The afternoon sees it drop to 8ft, still solid, but the wind goes a bit cross.
Whites Reef is the spot to keep an eye on for that Thursday the 17th. It's a reef break, fairly consistent, but it's an exposed spot on the west so it pulls in that SW groundswell perfectly. Expect it to be powerful with those long periods; it'll offer up some proper, lined-up waves. With an intermediate-to-expert rating and 8ft to 10ft of SW swell, this is strictly for the crew who know what they're doing. Crowds are possible here, so be ready for company if you're on it.
Between now and then, it’s a lot of waiting for that one window. If you're desperate, the cleanest conditions you'll see before the 17th are likely the morning of Friday the 4th and the morning of Thursday the 10th, when we get some gentle offshore wind and a 7ft to 8ft SSW swell. Still just a marginal option, though.
Stay patient. The big one is coming.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 953 | 1111 | 1640 | 1862 | 2350 | 1904 | 1654 | 1216 | 799 | 1396 | 716 | 732 | 456 | 281 | 170 | 108 | 365 | 575 | 755 | 619 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM0.14m | 3:26AM0.18m | 1:52PM0.14m | 4:05AM0.17m | 1:30PM0.14m | 4:57AM0.16m | 12:25PM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | 12:25PM0.19m | 1:10AM0.06m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.01m | 9:13AM0.09m | 8:40PM0.00m | 9:28AM0.12m | 8:56PM-0.00m | 9:16AM0.14m | 9:14PM0.00m | 9:36PM0.01m | 9:45PM0.03m | 9:28PM0.05m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1055 | 953 | 1111 | — | 1862 | 2350 | 1904 | 1654 | 1216 | 799 | — | 716 | 732 | 456 | 281 | 170 | 108 | 212 | 575 | 755 | 619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | 31 | 52 | 21 | 18 | 69 | 365 | 136 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | SW 22 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | W 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1640 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 258 | 1396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 218 | 256 | 243 | 19 | 218 | 129 | 218 | 727 | 711 | 204 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 204 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 720 |
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