Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 15 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 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
78
163
135
145
135
135
107
92
94
234
268
241
304
450
450
460
487
517
600
698
530
463
413
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37AM1.25m
6:57PM1.61m
7:33AM1.23m
7:43PM1.69m
8:28AM1.20m
8:31PM1.73m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.19m
1:32AM0.08m
1:17PM0.21m
2:25AM-0.00m
2:04PM0.25m
3:20AM-0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
22
20
18
18
18
17
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
20
19
19
17
16
16
14
18
20
19
17
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
0.1
S
12
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
76
78
104
135
145
135
135
107
92
94
234
268
241
304
450
450
460
487
517
3
530
530
463
413
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
41
40
25
25
8
8
8
13
25
59
7
3
7
3
1
3
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
2
2
8
6
8
7
13
6
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
1.4
E
6
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
163
600
698
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
17
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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