Dark Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.16° N 109.20° E

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dark Reef sea temperature is

29.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dark Reef at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+07) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	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 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 6	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	266	336	328	208	219	247	232	315	267	235	206	201	196	171	145	142	123	101	96	94	107	126	111	90
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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					11:56AM1.02m				10:01PM1.37m					1:23PM0.96m			10:18PM1.43m
Low Tide			5:06AM0.38m			3:47PM0.90m					5:50AM0.28m			3:23PM0.95m					6:33AM0.23m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	2
Temp °C	25	25	25	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	26	28	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	28	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	28	28	28	32	31	31	30	31	30	28	30	32	31	31	31	30	28	28	29	32	30	30	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 16	NE 16	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	266	238	232	10	17	17	10	10	267	235	206	201	196	171	145	142	123	101	96	94	17	16	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 17	NE 17	NE 17	—	NE 16	NE 16	—	—	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	11	11	—	10	10	—	—	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	17	17	17	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 6	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	—	336	328	208	219	247	232	315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	9	107	126	111	90
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	169	1717	1363	471	0	0	0	0	677	1260	1260	1260	0	0	0	0	425	425	1327	699	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3					2	2	2	2					1	1	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2					1	1	1	1	2	2			1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4

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