Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
13.9°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3099
2033
1823
1721
1405
1972
1723
1697
1269
633
530
422
765
805
1110
1807
2334
2460
2715
6156
5723
4564
4189
3887
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM0.45m
2:16PM0.94m
1:55AM0.44m
2:09PM0.94m
1:28AM0.50m
2:08PM0.93m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.36m
5:03AM0.45m
11:21PM0.42m
6:12AM0.36m
9:13PM0.45m
6:43AM0.29m
8:29PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
9
11
10
9
7
6
6
10
11
10
9
8
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