Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

29.2°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Evening (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 16					Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	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 7	NE 7	NE 4	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	8	33	11	26	64	57	78	61	42	78	73	93	93	78	77	75	75	95	115	112	95
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	NNE	N	WNW	W	W	SE	SE	SE	SSE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide						00:04AM1.38m								00:27AM1.40m
Low Tide									8:42AM0.38m								9:55AM0.38m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	2	3	4	2	2	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Temp °C	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	26	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	26	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	33	32	32	33	32	30	29	30	33	32	31	31	31	29	29	30	33	32	31	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 14	NE 7	NE 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 6	SSW 6	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	8	7	8	13	64	57	78	61	42	78	73	93	93	78	77	75	75	18	11	112	95
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	SE 5	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 14	E 13	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	NE 16	NE 15	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	7	1	5	26	14	17	6	6	14	6	8	3	1	2	6	11	18	10	9	11	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	—	NE 13	NE 7	E 13	E 13	NE 13	NE 14	NE 9	NE 14	S 6	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14
kJ	1	—	7	14	3	3	7	7	13	8	1	5	5	5	4	9	9	9	9	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NE 7	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 3	—
kJ	1	33	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	115	4	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Cobra Reef - Cemento West Luzon	Puro Pinget West Luzon	Hon Chong Beach Break Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Hon Chong Beach Break Khánh Hoà	Virac Harbour Catanduanes	Mona Liza Point West Luzon	Riyue Bay (Riyuewan) Hainan	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Binh An Da Nang	Cobra Reef - Cemento West Luzon	Nexus West End Borneo	My Khe / Da Nang Da Nang	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	425	1395	1346	13	0	0	0	0	13	1635	1296	728	0	0	0	0	477	1395	1012	447	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Khánh Hoà				Hon Chong Beach Break	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Hon Chong Beach Break				Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef					Dark Reef
Rating (10 max)				1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1			2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5

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