Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

28.9°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 (20 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	113	116	119	125	143	55	45	131	64	61	55	166	166	136	129	140	140	152	152
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					2:53AM1.25m									4:59AM1.18m					9:31PM1.04m
Low Tide									1:12PM0.40m								1:45PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	3	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	28	27	26	25	25	26	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	26	29	29	28	27	26
Feels °C	30	31	30	28	28	29	32	32	30	30	29	28	28	29	32	31	30	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 8	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 22	NE 7
kJ	3	3	3	125	—	45	45	57	64	50	49	61	—	—	—	—	—	10	152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 23
kJ	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNW 4	NE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—
kJ	113	116	119	17	143	55	37	131	31	61	55	166	166	136	129	140	140	152	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	911	455	0	0	0	0	447	1395	1260	447	0	0	0	0	425	1239	1239	436	425
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Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1					1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5

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