Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (22 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22							Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	N 5	NE 16	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 15	NE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	64	65	63	95	104	115	84	99	133	131	120	114	113	109	103	72	71	69	68	64	43	59	42
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	E	SSW	W	WSW	W	SE	SSW	WSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:14AM1.32m								5:49AM1.33m									7:05AM1.33m
Low Tide					2:30PM0.30m								3:03PM0.30m								3:30PM0.34m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	1	4	1	3	4	5	4	2	—	1	8	24	3	1	1	2	6	9	5	3	2	2	4
Temp °C	25	25	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	28	29	32	31	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	30	29	29	29	27	28	29	29	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 17	NNE 6	NE 16	NE 16	ENE 15	ENE 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 14	ENE 14	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 13	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	S 6	S 6	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	29	51	63	64	88	87	68	49	133	131	27	21	21	109	103	72	71	69	80	91	43	59	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	ENE 15	NE 12	S 6	S 6	—	ENE 15	NE 14	S 6	S 6	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	S 6	NE 5	NE 12	NE 11	NE 5	—	—
kJ	5	46	5	1	1	—	84	99	3	7	120	114	113	17	17	18	18	10	68	64	4	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	NE 12	S 6	—	—	—	—	S 6	SSW 6	—	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—
kJ	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	1	8	—	6	2	2	4	6	18	10	—	10	7	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	64	65	47	95	104	115	—	—	44	34	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	151	134	89	72	39
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	447	1282	1282	425	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	169	0	1717	169	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2			2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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