Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
21.0° 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 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
13
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
2.3
E
10
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1269
1269
1269
1248
2483
2854
1850
1735
1792
1675
1471
1342
1198
1048
926
902
786
765
621
938
1275
1699
1112
971
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
E
0
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20AM1.15m
5:07PM1.30m
5:15AM1.10m
5:46PM1.36m
6:06AM1.06m
6:22PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.30m
11:26PM0.41m
11:14AM0.34m
00:17AM0.35m
11:50AM0.37m
1:01AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:53
2
3
1
3
1
8
5
3
3
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
19
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
16
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
19
21
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
13
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
Energy kJ
1269
1269
1269
1248
1652
1850
1850
1735
1792
1675
1471
1342
1198
1048
926
902
786
765
621
29
11
1699
1112
971
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.7
E
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
46
42
21
21
20
20
8
8
8
17
43
41
57
55
52
50
50
48
32
7
21
22
125
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
17
23
7
21
21
10
9
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
2.3
E
10
3
E
9
Energy kJ
5
2483
2854
7
8
17
938
1275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
88
373
327
91
17
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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