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Cudmirrah Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – South Coast (20 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cudmirrah Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cudmirrah Reef sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cudmirrah Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Cudmirrah Reef at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cudmirrah Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | |
641 | 585 | 528 | 446 | 436 | 516 | 510 | 624 | 748 | 992 | 961 | 997 | 822 | 607 | 736 | 803 | 909 | 562 | 613 | 650 | 758 | 773 | 691 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.74m | 10:23AM1.11m | 10:15PM1.70m | 11:24AM1.07m | 11:11PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM-0.04m | 3:44PM0.35m | 5:15AM-0.00m | 4:40PM0.40m | 6:14AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 641 | 585 | 528 | 446 | 436 | 516 | 510 | 624 | 748 | 992 | 961 | 643 | 559 | 607 | 540 | 469 | 609 | 385 | 333 | 312 | 265 | 265 | 250 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 875 | 716 | — | — | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 121 | 235 | 501 | 997 | 822 | 568 | 736 | 803 | 909 | 562 | 613 | 650 | 758 | 773 | 691 | 630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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