Surf Forecasts:
Cable Station Reef surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 27 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, WSW swell with 1,960 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cable Station Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Cable Station Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cable Station Reef in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (Nov 30) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 27th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 26th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cable Station Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 421 | 335 | 233 | 187 | 111 | 96 | 119 | 382 | 316 | 342 | 238 | 161 | 336 | 487 | 867 | 789 | 624 | 1264 | 474 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.59m | 11:23PM0.54m | 11:34PM0.49m | 7:40PM0.44m | 7:07PM0.48m | 6:09AM0.34m | 7:10PM0.54m | 7:55AM0.31m | 7:23PM0.61m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.16m | 11:38AM0.17m | 10:36AM0.19m | 10:41AM0.20m | 11:00AM0.22m | 2:57AM0.32m | 11:17AM0.25m | 3:04AM0.23m | 11:25AM0.28m | 3:35AM0.13m | |||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 545 | 421 | 335 | 233 | 187 | 17 | 96 | 98 | 382 | 316 | 342 | 238 | 161 | 336 | 487 | 867 | 789 | 624 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 34 | 119 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 72 | 124 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | W 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 145 | 1264 | 474 | 1145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 380 | 218 | 183 | 398 | 723 | 367 | 1984 | 1840 | 1986 |
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