Easter Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.63° S 143.04° E

Easter Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Easter Reef sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Easter Reef at 2AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
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
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
13
2
W
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1460
1098
869
796
701
576
616
636
522
602
501
562
809
739
1379
1357
1452
1474
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
N
20
NW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM1.00m
3:08PM1.06m
4:18AM1.00m
3:15PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.20m
9:16AM0.43m
9:40PM0.18m
9:37AM0.53m
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
4
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
9
8
9
11
10
8
7
7
6
8
9
10
10
7
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