Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 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
21.2° 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 11AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
763
817
961
1208
1584
1880
1944
2058
2254
2405
2402
2128
1941
1909
1735
1706
1546
1420
1398
1374
1214
1193
1126
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
N
0
NNW
0
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:13AM1.43m
2:36PM1.09m
2:17AM1.32m
3:33PM1.15m
3:20AM1.23m
4:24PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.17m
8:06PM0.52m
9:05AM0.22m
9:20PM0.51m
9:53AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
19
20
19
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
Energy kJ
717
763
817
961
1208
1584
1880
1944
2058
2254
2405
2402
2128
1941
1909
1735
1706
1546
1420
1398
1374
1214
1193
1126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
8
1.1
ENE
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
17
9
10
398
8
7
7
21
5
4
4
6
6
20
41
67
63
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
20
5
7
6
8
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
Distance (km)
17
17
17
55
10
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
7
0
0
0
0
0
10
17
7
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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