West Head Sea Conditions and Tide Table

West Head Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 05:09 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), mainly falling on Sun morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:17PM2.73m
10:23AM3.19m
10:59PM2.72m
11:06AM3.12m
11:39PM2.70m
11:47AM3.00m
00:19AM2.66m
12:27PM2.85m
00:59AM2.62m
1:09PM2.68m
1:40AM2.59m
1:52PM2.51m
2:24AM2.56m
2:41PM2.36m
3:12AM2.54m
3:36PM2.25m
4:04AM2.55m
4:37PM2.21m
4:58AM2.60m
5:37PM2.22m
5:53AM2.69m
6:34PM2.30m
6:46AM2.81m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.57m
4:23PM0.28m
4:26AM0.57m
5:05PM0.35m
5:10AM0.61m
5:46PM0.44m
5:54AM0.67m
6:28PM0.55m
6:41AM0.75m
7:09PM0.67m
7:31AM0.85m
7:53PM0.80m
8:25AM0.93m
8:39PM0.93m
9:24AM0.99m
9:29PM1.04m
10:25AM0.99m
10:22PM1.11m
11:23AM0.93m
11:17PM1.12m
12:18PM0.83m
00:09AM1.07m
1:07PM0.70m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
SW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
7
1.2
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.6
SW
6
2.4
SSW
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
2.4
SW
9
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
4
SSE
8
4.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
5
S
0
SW
15
NW
0
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
45
S
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
ENE
25
NNE
35
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
60
WSW
55
W
25
NNW
30
SE
35
SW
30
SE
65
SE
50
W
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
 mm 
9
11
5
19
max°C
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
2
3
7
6
5
0
-2
-1
-4
-8
-10
-6
-3
-3
-3
-5
2
5
9
8
0
-9
-11
-4
0
0
Moonrise
5:55
7:07
8:15
9:21
10:25
11:27
12:30
1:33
2:39
3:46
4:52
5:54
Moonset
8:45
9:15
9:39
9:59
10:17
10:34
10:51
11:09
11:30
11:56
12:28
1:10
2:03
Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
7:46
7:45
7:43
Sunset
5:09
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:25
Today's sea temperature in West Head is 3.5 °C (Statistics for 14 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 4.4 max: 6.1 min: 3.2°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Tuesday 14 Jan 2025
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