Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
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
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1269
633
530
422
765
756
1002
1543
1979
2098
2685
6086
5807
4981
4585
4268
3918
3316
2989
2765
2554
2290
1932
2108
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55AM0.44m
2:09PM0.94m
1:28AM0.50m
2:08PM0.93m
1:32AM0.58m
2:11PM0.93m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.42m
6:12AM0.36m
9:13PM0.45m
6:43AM0.29m
8:29PM0.42m
7:09AM0.24m
8:20PM0.36m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
4
6
9
11
10
9
7
6
6
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
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