Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 1AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8255
7731
6644
5651
5082
4124
3454
1862
3570
3675
3606
3390
2944
6078
5567
5360
4957
5127
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:21AM1.05m
2:24PM0.95m
3:45AM1.05m
2:31PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.04m
9:02AM0.41m
8:56PM0.05m
9:18AM0.49m
9:15PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
6
6
12
17
19
17
16
Feels °C
6
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
2
2
7
11
14
12
10
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