Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 3AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
7
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
W
9
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
2.3
W
13
1.9
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
647
540
562
614
613
1712
1207
1883
1459
3034
3299
1676
3288
3371
2885
3879
5710
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:18AM1.00m
3:15PM1.05m
4:51AM0.97m
3:18PM1.04m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.18m
9:37AM0.53m
10:01PM0.19m
9:52AM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
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light rain
light rain
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7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
10
9
10
9
10
12
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
6
5
6
4
6
8
7
9
9
7
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