Surf Forecasts:
Safety Cove Reef surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 15 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 15 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, SSW swell with 689 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 15 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Safety Cove Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 15) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Safety Cove Reef in the next 16 days are 1.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 135 | 48 | 28 | 62 | 63 | 88 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.14m | 4:44AM0.76m | 4:22PM1.22m | 6:12AM0.73m | 5:07PM1.29m | 7:40AM0.72m | 5:56PM1.33m | 9:06AM0.73m | 6:48PM1.34m | 10:26AM0.74m | 7:43PM1.33m | 11:35AM0.75m | 8:39PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.23m | 9:40AM0.45m | 11:47PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.54m | 00:49AM-0.01m | 11:10AM0.62m | 1:51AM-0.08m | 11:57AM0.67m | 2:52AM-0.11m | 12:48PM0.71m | 3:51AM-0.10m | 1:50PM0.73m | |||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1672 | 1171 | 915 | 630 | 335 | 1579 | 864 | 711 | 757 | 7667 | 4650 | 1979 | 847 | 544 | 295 | 277 | 476 | 380 | 63 | 88 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 716 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 20 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 14 | 135 | 48 | 28 | 62 | 200 | 140 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 22 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NE 7 | SW 19 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 90 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 13 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 5 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 79 | — | 67 | 61 | 136 | 7 | 106 | 8321 | 5768 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 40 | 274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 611 | 2 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 260 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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