The Reef, Australia, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

The Reef on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast. A left hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of urchins, rips and sharks.

The Reef break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for The Reef, QLD - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view The Reef sea temperature, The Reef photographs, The Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Reef webcams, current wind from QLD - North Coast live weather stations and The Reef tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Reef. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other QLD - North Coast surf breaks near to The Reef to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Reef: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Moffats	1 mi
Second closest break	Moffats Left	1 mi
Third closest break	Kings Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	The Groyne	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Ann Street Peaks	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Reef:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	687 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	719 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	723 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	728 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	776 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Reef:
Closest tide station	Caloundra Head, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Mooloolaba, Australia	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Bribie Island, Bongaree, Australia	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Noosa Head, Australia	28 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tangalooma Point, Australia	31 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Reef:
Closest city location	Sunshine Coast (Australia)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Brisbane (Australia)	50 mi
Third closest city location	Ipswich (Australia)	62 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gold Coast (Australia)	84 mi
Fifth closest city location	Toowoomba (Australia)	94 mi

The Reef, Australia, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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