Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

Easter Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Easter Reef today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
4
4
4
4
0
0
6
0
0
!
0
7
!
0
0
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2460
4380
4579
5601
7961
8719
7197
10017
10100
12373
11044
11701
14180
11850
11044
10277
9880
10689
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:18PM1.00m
2:07PM0.99m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.26m
5:20AM0.24m
9:01PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
8
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