Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

29.6°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23			Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	113	109	103	72	71	69	68	64	60	59	58	57	57	40	18	12	9	7	7
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	N	N	SW	SW	W	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	ESE	SSE	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide							7:05AM1.33m					11:12PM0.98m			8:08AM1.32m
Low Tide									3:30PM0.34m				1:35AM0.95m				3:53PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	6	5	2	2	2	6	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	28	29	29	30	32	32	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	S 6	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	113	109	103	72	71	69	15	64	60	59	58	57	57	40	18	12	7	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	SSE 6	NE 5	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	NE 12	S 6	SSW 6	NE 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	NE 10	SSW 6	SSW 5	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	11	6	7	18	11	11	68	9	10	5	7	13	10	17	6	6	9	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	ESE 3	NE 10	ENE 10	—	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	6	10	12	7	9	9	8	8	5	4	—	—	—	1	16	10	—	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	NNE 5	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	ESE 4	S 6	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 6	SSE 3	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	2	11	—	—	32	—	—	—	2	24	9	12	14	22	2	—	6	10	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea	Mui Ne Binh Thuan	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Bang Tao Phuket	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Leam Sing Gulf of Thailand	Cape Pakarang Right Andaman Sea	Treasure Island Banyak Islands	Baler - Charlie's Point West Luzon	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1260	169	0	0	0	0	0	1282	0	0	0	0	0	0	778	1260	1717	1393	1260
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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
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4

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