Surf Forecasts:
Christies Reef surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period, NW swell with 115 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Christies Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Christies Reef in the next 16 days are 1.4m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Christies Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WSW 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 10 | 47 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 85 | 115 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.54m | 11:46AM1.67m | 00:07AM1.39m | 1:10PM1.82m | 2:16AM1.35m | 2:14PM1.98m | 3:40AM1.36m | 3:05PM2.10m | 4:37AM1.35m | 3:48PM2.19m | 5:19AM1.30m | 4:24PM2.23m | 5:49AM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM1.08m | 4:39AM0.89m | 6:39PM1.05m | 6:03AM0.98m | 8:27PM0.88m | 7:21AM1.03m | 9:35PM0.68m | 8:20AM1.03m | 10:27PM0.52m | 9:05AM1.01m | 11:11PM0.42m | 9:38AM0.96m | 11:48PM0.39m | 10:06AM0.90m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 4 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | W 7 | NNW 4 | WSW 9 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 389 | 47 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 60 | 85 | 115 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 751 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 620 | 784 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 135 | 48 |
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