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West Head Beach

Sydney, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 9:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.7 m) at 7 s, heading toward WNW, with light cross-offshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.7 m

WNW

7 s

Wind

2 km/h

ENE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.8 m

Rising

Weather

16 °C

Clear

18 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 10 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	9 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 9 °C
2 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 9 °C
3 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.7 m	Partly cloudy · 9 °C
4 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Partly cloudy · 8 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	NW	8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.5 m	Overcast · 8 °C
6 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	WNW	8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.5 m	Overcast · 8 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 6 s	WNW	8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 9 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 6 s	WNW	5 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 13 °C
9 AM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	WNW	2 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	0.8 m	Clear · 16 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1 m	Clear · 18 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 19 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 20 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	13 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	W Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 20 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	WSW Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 20 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	WNW	13 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	WSW Onshore	1 m	Clear · 19 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	WNW	11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 19 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 7 s	NW	9 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.7 m	Clear · 18 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 8 s	NNW	10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	0.5 m	Clear · 17 °C
7 PM	Good	0.6 m · 8 s	N	5 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
8 PM	Good	0.6 m · 8 s	NNW	6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.5 m	Clear · 14 °C
9 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	NW	12 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.5 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C
10 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.6 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C
11 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	WNW	14 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.7 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C