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 07:52 AM and sunset is at 04:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:45PM2.82m
1:25AM2.59m
1:36PM2.73m
2:17AM2.64m
2:34PM2.63m
3:14AM2.72m
3:38PM2.56m
4:14AM2.83m
4:45PM2.53m
5:14AM2.96m
5:51PM2.56m
6:13AM3.09m
6:53PM2.62m
7:10AM3.20m
7:52PM2.69m
8:05AM3.29m
8:48PM2.77m
8:59AM3.35m
9:40PM2.83m
9:51AM3.37m
10:31PM2.85m
10:41AM3.33m
11:19PM2.85m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.82m
6:50PM0.57m
7:03AM0.79m
7:39PM0.58m
8:03AM0.76m
8:33PM0.60m
9:09AM0.71m
9:30PM0.61m
10:16AM0.62m
10:28PM0.61m
11:21AM0.49m
11:27PM0.60m
12:22PM0.36m
00:24AM0.58m
1:19PM0.24m
1:20AM0.52m
2:12PM0.14m
2:15AM0.47m
3:03PM0.08m
3:07AM0.43m
3:52PM0.07m
3:57AM0.41m
4:41PM0.10m
4:47AM0.42m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
ESE
9
1.9
S
7
2.1
W
7
2
NNW
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.1
E
10
1
E
11
1.2
ESE
12
1.7
NW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.6
SSW
6
1.3
S
5
3
SW
8
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
2
SSW
8
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
40
NW
35
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
20
NW
20
S
35
SE
50
W
60
W
55
W
45
W
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
40
WNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
30
SSW
35
S
30
WSW
25
W
 mm 
4
5
2
5
2
max°C
-2
1
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
-4
-1
1
1
4
6
8
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
5
6
7
6
3
-4
-7
-6
-6
-8
-6
3
6
7
5
Moonrise
11:17
11:37
11:57
12:18
12:42
1:13
1:52
2:45
3:51
5:08
6:30
7:48
Moonset
10:38
11:48
1:00
2:16
3:36
4:58
6:18
7:30
8:28
9:12
9:45
Sunrise
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
Sunset
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
Today's sea temperature in West Head is
5.2° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.1 max: 7.3 min: 3.8°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
Nearest locationNearest