Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
2
W
9
2.3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2550
2111
1835
1667
1598
1551
1322
1178
869
796
701
576
624
592
522
602
586
936
1514
1608
2702
2217
2197
1820
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:10AM0.95m
2:56PM1.06m
3:45AM1.00m
3:08PM1.06m
4:18AM1.00m
3:15PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.34m
9:18PM0.20m
9:16AM0.43m
9:40PM0.18m
9:37AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
13
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
8
10
13
13
10
10
8
9
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
9
10
8
7
8
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