Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 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
21.4° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
3
SSW
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
537
562
586
586
612
675
675
612
552
567
499
436
427
380
380
383
352
355
567
806
1161
1221
1165
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:28AM1.20m
8:31PM1.73m
9:25AM1.16m
9:21PM1.74m
10:23AM1.11m
10:15PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.25m
3:20AM-0.04m
2:53PM0.29m
4:16AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.35m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
2
3
2
1
4
7
6
4
Temp °C
16
18
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
14
13
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
16
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
13
12
9
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
454
537
562
586
586
612
675
675
612
552
567
499
436
427
380
380
383
352
355
567
678
698
831
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
3
1
1
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.5
SSW
5
3
SSW
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
104
806
1161
1221
1165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
50
73
17
17
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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