Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
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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 1.9°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 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Cudmirrah Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.6
S
9
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
46
59
62
76
78
104
139
199
157
135
128
110
203
262
262
268
298
401
465
476
506
562
586
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:14PM1.49m
6:37AM1.25m
6:57PM1.61m
7:33AM1.23m
7:43PM1.69m
8:28AM1.20m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.19m
12:31PM0.19m
1:32AM0.08m
1:17PM0.21m
2:25AM-0.00m
2:04PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
20
23
20
19
17
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
19
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
48
46
46
62
76
78
104
139
145
157
135
128
110
203
262
262
268
298
401
465
476
506
562
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
57
40
59
41
42
42
25
25
8
8
8
12
25
7
7
3
3
5
3
3
3
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
2
1
8
8
7
13
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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