Artificial reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.75° E

Artificial reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Artificial reef sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.5° 

Artificial reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Artificial reef today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Artificial reef at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Artificial reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
WNW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.7
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.6
N
3
0.1
NW
11
2
W
13
2.4
W
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
295
424
305
276
6
6
5
54
5
7
5
0
2277
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
20
N
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:26AM0.70m
10:57AM0.61m
11:02AM0.51m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.09m
7:21PM0.17m
6:40PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
12
8
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
17
16
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
17
14
14
14
13
12
9
8
10
11
12
12
13
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