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Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Bar Reef Surf Photo: 'Whip it' by DANIEL MAWKES

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bar Reef sea temperature is

20.7°C

1.5°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NE	ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	NE	ENE	SSE
	10 s	off	5 s	5 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	NW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	off	2 s	5 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE	SSE
	5 s	off	3 s	5 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	ENE	SSE
	5 s	off	2 s	5 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	WNW	ENE	E
	5 s	off	2 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	WNW	ENE	SSE
	10 s	off	2 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	WNW	ENE	SE
	6 s	cross- off	2 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	W	ENE	SE
	6 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	W	ENE	E
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		ENE	E
	10 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	NW	ENE	E
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NNW	ENE	E
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NNW	ENE	E
	10 s	cross- off	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	NNE	ENE	E
	10 s	glass	3 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW		ENE	E
	10 s	off		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	NW	ENE	E
	10 s	glass	2 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 22 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.2 ft). Range 1.92m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bar Reef Surf Photo: 'Whip it' by DANIEL MAWKES

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User: DANIEL MAWKES (45 photos)

Country: Australia (2683 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:30 pm 11 Jun 2013