Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 6PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2944
5550
5321
5189
4517
4590
4606
4374
4271
3890
3893
3018
2511
2173
2647
3051
3264
2999
2216
2125
1947
2423
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:31PM0.96m
4:08AM1.01m
2:37PM0.96m
4:29AM0.93m
2:40PM0.96m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.49m
9:15PM0.09m
9:29AM0.56m
9:33PM0.13m
9:34AM0.62m
9:50PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
7
12
18
19
17
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
22
24
20
15
13
Feels °C
3
7
13
15
12
9
7
7
7
10
13
13
14
14
11
9
10
14
16
13
8
7
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