Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
21.3° 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 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
1031
961
891
692
687
881
736
562
734
764
766
810
854
668
579
488
392
402
402
383
294
209
111
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:15PM1.70m
11:24AM1.07m
11:11PM1.63m
12:27PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.35m
5:15AM-0.00m
4:40PM0.40m
6:14AM0.05m
5:42PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
16
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
13
14
13
12
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
678
1031
961
891
692
631
540
458
467
481
518
516
324
276
270
255
208
208
208
204
163
160
125
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
476
408
324
5
5
5
34
36
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
4
16
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.8
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
86
256
569
526
466
687
881
736
562
734
764
766
810
854
668
579
488
392
402
402
383
294
209
111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
17
17
7
0
2
2
0
7
17
17
2
7
7
2
2
17
17
7
2
2
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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