Easter Reef surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 2026 AEST
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Easter Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Easter Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
744
783
1155
1665
2370
1702
3861
3188
2756
2618
3020
3962
3051
2895
2747
2724
2679
2923
3292
4213
5789
5888
6253
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:18PM1.11m
00:49AM0.76m
2:39PM1.14m
1:05AM0.80m
3:00PM1.16m
1:19AM0.85m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.07m
8:21PM0.49m
7:25AM0.06m
8:39PM0.53m
7:44AM0.08m
8:56PM0.58m
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
11
10
10
9
7
9
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
5
2
2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
0.3
E
10
1.8
SW
13
0.2
E
10
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.7
SW
19
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
757
743
783
730
851
16
1120
7
2756
2618
3020
3962
3051
2895
2747
2724
2679
2923
384
188
186
540
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
8
0.2
WSW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
769
744
643
2
16
7
487
786
418
54
77
118
117
116
212
309
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
7
22
22
22
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
8
1.5
WNW
6
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
20
43
32
1155
1665
2370
1702
3861
3188
574
164
3292
4213
5789
5888
6253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
85
343
258
343
82
82
118
82
57
57
57
18
0
0
57
57
55
72
57
118
343
426
575
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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