Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

29.1°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	1	1	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 6	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	97	78	88	143	186	173	167	149	145	145	129	98	98	129	112	112	132	126	130	155	151	140	126
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	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-off	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								11:33PM1.46m								00:06AM1.43m
Low Tide			8:10AM0.24m								9:10AM0.28m									10:21AM0.32m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	25	25	28	28	28	27	26	25	25	26	28	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	28	28	28	26	26
Feels °C	28	28	30	30	30	31	30	28	28	30	31	31	31	31	30	28	28	28	31	30	31	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	NE 11	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ESE 7	—	NE 7
kJ	11	5	—	—	—	—	167	149	145	145	129	98	98	129	112	112	132	126	130	22	15	—	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	E 13	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	N 4	—	—	N 3	NNE 4	—	—	—	N 3	—	N 3	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	—
kJ	97	78	88	143	186	173	—	—	14	—	—	6	10	—	—	—	3	—	5	155	151	140	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Surin Beach Phuket	Bang Niang Rivermouth Andaman Sea	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Treasure Island Banyak Islands	Treasure Island Banyak Islands	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Virac Harbour Catanduanes	Treasure Island Banyak Islands	China Beach Da Nang	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	425	1283	1260	425	0	0	0	0	425	1717	1717	425	0	0	0	0	425	1635	1717	436	0
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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	1	1	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4	4

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