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Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cudmirrah Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Cudmirrah Reef at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999989999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291727312273187516951528140412881288125810971291760582611502513427457497447437375358
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.48
8:55PM
0.99
8:45AM
1.53
9:33PM
1.02
9:23AM
1.56
10:10PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.42
3:37PM
0.17
2:53AM
0.39
4:13PM
0.14
3:33AM
0.37
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:14-------8:13-------8:13---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
5322211111121-1--21-1111
Temp. °C181919191818181818191919191818171819212119181818
Feels °C (?)151615161515151515161616161616161718181918181817
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