Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.3°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 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
582
572
572
572
494
485
460
452
511
363
370
356
306
260
255
204
601
1243
2016
1684
2276
1087
792
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
0
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.39m
11:26AM0.93m
11:09PM1.35m
12:19PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.50m
5:25AM0.29m
4:34PM0.54m
6:14AM0.33m
5:21PM0.58m
7:06AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
21
19
17
16
15
14
13
18
21
19
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
11
12
11
9
8
8
15
18
15
16
14
13
12
11
17
18
16
14
11
11
11
9
8
7
4
4
5
4
3
2
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
6
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
Energy kJ
667
582
572
572
572
494
485
460
452
18
363
370
356
306
260
255
204
163
102
71
51
1354
1087
792
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.6
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.1
S
13
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
25
24
60
99
80
55
38
3
11
6
2
2
9
5
6
5
2
52
52
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
54
23
22
24
16
14
6
13
13
12
11
5
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1.6
ENE
10
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.5
SSW
5
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
7
511
20
3
6
8
18
26
114
601
1243
2016
1684
2276
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
Distance (km)
17
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
2
2
2
7
17
448
17
7
2
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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