Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 6 pm 23 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 (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 9PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 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	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 18	ENE 17	NE 16	NE 16	ENE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	148	188	377	1714	1988	2007	1822	1651	1376	1124	915	787	618	466	423	309	250	198	159
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SW	W	WNW	WNW	E	E	E	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			8:59PM1.07m				8:14AM1.10m				8:50PM1.15m				9:34AM1.07m				8:52PM1.26m
Low Tide					2:31AM0.79m				2:33PM0.65m				3:19AM0.60m				2:49PM0.78m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	26	24	23	24	28	29	28	26	25	24	24	24	27	28	28	26	25
Feels °C	30	31	30	27	26	27	32	31	32	30	29	28	28	27	30	30	31	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 19	NE 8	NE 13	NE 16	NE 16	ENE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	148	132	269	1714	1988	2007	1822	1651	1376	1124	915	787	618	466	423	309	250	198	159
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	ENE 18	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	SSE 7
kJ	7	188	91	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	82	377	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2
kJ	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Repulse Bay Hong Kong	Hon Chong Beach Break Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Baler - Charlie's Point West Luzon	Kota Belud Borneo	Cue Dai Beach Da Nang	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Nexus West End Borneo	Tungku Beach or KM26 Brunei	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà	Dark Reef Khánh Hoà
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1239	13	0	0	0	0	0	1393	1017	425	0	0	0	0	0	1012	1013	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Khánh Hoà		Hon Chong Beach Break	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef				Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef	Dark Reef			Dark Reef	Dark Reef
Rating (10 max)		2	3	4	4	4	4				3	3	3	2	2			1	1
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Rating (10 max)		2	3	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	2	2			1	1
Header Global	Playa de Navia Spain	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	El Huerto Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Rio Nexpa Mexico
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5

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