Cudmirrah Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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 Wednesday (May 06) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cudmirrah Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 09) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (May 07) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Wed 6th May)4.5ft (1.4m) 11s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 8th May)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 7AM (Sat 9th May)10ft (3.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cudmirrah Reef over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
1
0
5
2
0
4
3
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
10
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
435
306
208
848
2034
557
524
1472
1242
908
1063
646
458
505
490
535
581
681
512
351
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
NE
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
W
20
W
15
S
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
11:26AM0.93m
11:09PM1.35m
12:19PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
1:17PM0.91m
00:49AM1.27m
2:17PM0.94m
1:46AM1.24m
3:13PM1.01m
2:46AM1.24m
4:03PM1.11m
3:45AM1.24m
4:48PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.54m
6:14AM0.33m
5:21PM0.58m
7:06AM0.35m
6:17PM0.61m
7:58AM0.34m
7:25PM0.62m
8:48AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:35AM0.28m
9:45PM0.53m
10:20AM0.24m
10:47PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
19
15
15
16
11
20
20
13
18
18
15
18
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
16
11
7
8
5
16
16
10
16
16
14
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
6
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
2.5
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
11
0.8
E
13
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
460
18
306
208
131
1379
557
407
1472
1242
908
687
646
458
505
225
535
581
681
512
351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
S
15
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
42
3
2
6
4
51
33
35
41
41
43
45
72
123
72
172
276
196
141
102
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
N
10
0.5
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
16
6
12
2
2
1
2
110
17
66
4
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
0.6
NW
3
1.3
SW
4
2.4
S
9
3
S
10
0.6
W
3
1.7
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
435
9
64
848
2034
8
524
1063
490
369
446
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
5
3
2
4
4
2
4
3
1
3
3
1
4
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
10
0
17
50
0
2
17
0
7
17
0
7
17
2
7
17
0
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
5
3
2
4
4
2
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
2
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
5
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Information about the Cudmirrah Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cudmirrah Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Cudmirrah Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cudmirrah Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cudmirrah Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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