Cudmirrah Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.19° S 150.58° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cudmirrah Reef sea temperature is

17.0° C

Cudmirrah Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cudmirrah Reef today (16 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cudmirrah Reef at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (16 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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)	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 12	S 7	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	97	97	95	172	92	185	178	158	117	110	78	73	69	51	49	58	59	56	55	55	55	60	93	85
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	NNW	ENE	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	10:07PM1.48m				10:46AM1.32m				10:51PM1.33m				11:27AM1.32m				11:36PM1.18m				12:11PM1.30m
Low Tide			4:33AM0.13m				4:46PM0.30m				5:08AM0.22m				5:38PM0.36m				5:43AM0.32m				6:35PM0.42m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	11	13	13	12	14	12	13	12	13	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 6	S 9	S 12	S 7	ESE 6	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 11	ESE 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	97	57	95	172	92	61	178	158	117	110	78	73	34	44	35	35	59	52	55	55	55	53	47	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	S 18	S 18	SSE 6	S 18	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	S 10	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	9	97	55	33	55	185	44	37	30	33	34	34	69	51	24	24	9	56	10	10	41	48	93	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 10	S 12	S 18	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 17	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	S 10	S 10
kJ	1	9	27	55	10	10	10	24	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	9	7	7	9	60	30	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	E 6
kJ	92	25	80	56	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	58	51	—	42	50	51	—	—	51
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	7	7	39	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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