Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

29.4°C

Dark 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 Dark Reef today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13							Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	206	206	176	171	167	145	125	107	101	84	82	96	142	80	90	113	127	139	183	164	143	116	99
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					1:23PM0.96m			10:18PM1.43m								10:39PM1.47m
Low Tide		5:50AM0.28m			3:23PM0.95m					6:33AM0.23m									7:19AM0.22m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	25	26	29	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	25	29	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	28	30	33	30	30	31	30	28	28	29	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	28	31	30	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 15	NE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 7
kJ	206	206	176	8	8	145	125	107	101	84	82	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	—	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 11
kJ	9	8	8	—	8	8	8	7	17	17	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—
kJ	21	—	—	171	167	—	—	—	—	5	9	96	142	80	90	113	127	139	183	164	143	116	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea	Khao Lak / Nang Thong Andaman Sea	Cape Pakarang Left Andaman Sea	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Hon Chong Beach Break Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Similan Islands Andaman Sea	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Mui Ne Binh Thuan	Surin Beach Phuket	Cement Factory Sumbawa	Cement Factory Sumbawa	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	1260	1261	1260	425	13	0	0	0	425	1327	1260	1260	0	0	0	0	169	1283	911	911	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2					1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2				2	2	1	1	1	2				1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5	5

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