Surf Forecasts:
Cudmirrah Reef surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, S swell with 3,267 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cudmirrah Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Cudmirrah Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cudmirrah Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cudmirrah Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 102 | 31 | 85 | 159 | 171 | 97 | 60 | 25 | 3 | 67 | 163 | 117 | 937 | 1247 | 2673 | 1689 | 1569 | 1198 | 962 | 815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.00m | 9:08PM1.50m | 10:00AM1.01m | 9:45PM1.49m | 10:39AM1.03m | 10:22PM1.45m | 11:19AM1.06m | 11:00PM1.39m | 12:01PM1.10m | 11:41PM1.32m | 12:46PM1.15m | 00:29AM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.44m | 4:01AM0.19m | 3:17PM0.44m | 4:37AM0.19m | 3:58PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.20m | 4:42PM0.48m | 5:46AM0.21m | 5:32PM0.50m | 6:23AM0.22m | 6:29PM0.50m | 7:04AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 |
 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 102 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 171 | 97 | 60 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 163 | 117 | 5 | 488 | 14 | 3 | 1258 | 1198 | 962 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 1 | — | 85 | 159 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 14 | — | — | 937 | 1247 | 2673 | 1689 | 1569 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 108 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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