Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
164
148
214
261
229
286
293
337
710
982
1374
1516
2109
1038
1787
1670
1504
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:38AM1.04m
3:00PM0.89m
4:56AM0.98m
3:06PM0.89m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.05m
10:14AM0.57m
9:55PM0.11m
10:23AM0.62m
10:11PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
19
18
17
17
21
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23
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21
19
18
17
24
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
20
16
15
13
13
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16
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20
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