Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
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
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.7
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
631
667
582
572
572
572
494
485
460
452
435
363
424
356
306
306
255
204
337
910
2229
3669
4026
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
ESE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:40AM0.97m
10:25PM1.39m
11:26AM0.93m
11:09PM1.35m
12:19PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.25m
3:54PM0.50m
5:25AM0.29m
4:34PM0.54m
6:14AM0.33m
5:21PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
3
Temp °C
15
18
21
19
17
16
15
14
14
18
20
19
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
12
9
11
10
9
11
15
18
16
17
14
13
12
13
17
17
16
15
11
11
11
10
9
7
5
3
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
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
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
585
631
667
582
572
572
572
494
485
460
452
435
363
424
356
306
306
255
204
163
128
102
2360
2752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
25
24
44
82
60
41
28
18
11
6
2
11
5
5
4
4
4
71
51
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
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
54
23
22
24
16
14
14
13
13
3
2
5
5
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.7
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
Energy kJ
13
9
7
5
18
2
6
13
13
23
18
337
910
2229
3669
4026
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
5
7
Distance (km)
2
0
17
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
2
2
7
50
7
569
469
17
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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