Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.76° N 62.16° W

Control Tower/Airport Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Control Tower/Airport Reef sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.9° 

Control Tower/Airport 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 Control Tower/Airport Reef today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Control Tower/Airport Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Control Tower/Airport Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
NNE
13
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
36
29
57
58
29
60
61
65
62
63
44
62
47
45
43
44
35
35
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05PM0.29m
4:31PM0.29m
5:00PM0.28m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.03m
2:16AM0.04m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
30
29
28
28
29
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