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Whites Reef Surf Photo: 'Big day and a little bumpy' by hawthorn wilson

Lat Long: 38.34° S 141.39° E

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whites Reef sea temperature is

16.5° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 March at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 March at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 March at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 March at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW	SW
	12 s	on		12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 March at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	SW
	13 s	on		13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	SW
	13 s	on		13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW	WSW
	15 s	glass		13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	SW
	15 s	glass		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		WSW	SW
	14 s	cross		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW
	14 s	off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 April at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NE		SW
	13 s	off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 April at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NNE	NNE	SW	SW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 April at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NNE	NNE	SW	SW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 April at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N	NNE	SW	SW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 April at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whites Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 16 minutes before low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.8 ft). Range 0.24m (0.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Whites Reef Surf Photo: 'Big day and a little bumpy' by hawthorn wilson

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User: hawthorn wilson (3 photos)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:41 am 1 Apr 2012