Cudmirrah Reef Surf Forecast

/ NSW – South Coast (20 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 20.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	-	-
Afternoon (26 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (26 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 26				Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1151	1132	1505	1693	1850	1707	1633	1519	1342	1342	1198	1048	926	902	786	678	628	599	639	822	664	635	555	623
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WSW	W	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	ESE	E	NW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			5:07PM1.30m				5:15AM1.10m				5:46PM1.36m				6:06AM1.06m				6:22PM1.41m				6:53AM1.03m
Low Tide					11:26PM0.41m				11:14AM0.34m				00:17AM0.35m				11:50AM0.37m					1:01AM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	21	19	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	14	16	14	15	16	15	15	17	21	19	18	17	15	15	15	16	17	16	18	19	18	17	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	1151	1132	1505	1693	1850	1707	1633	1519	1342	1342	1198	1048	926	902	786	678	628	599	639	639	664	635	555	623
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 5	SSE 7	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	21	21	20	20	18	8	8	17	43	41	57	55	51	49	49	48	5	20	20	22	18	20	18	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 11	S 11	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 17	S 16	S 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 11	S 15	S 10	S 10
kJ	6	37	21	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	15	23	21	11	19	19	9	18	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 8	SSE 8	S 5	E 9	S 5	S 7	S 4	S 5
kJ	8	15	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	80	99	43	822	11	48	20	17
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10	0	0	2	2	7	2	17	17	7	7	0	2	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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