Flynns Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.49° S 145.15° E

Flynns Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flynns Reef sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.6° 

Flynns 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 Flynns Reef today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Flynns Reef at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
398
456
344
339
212
203
206
136
145
143
134
171
132
121
114
113
144
129
144
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:35PM2.41m
4:16AM2.31m
4:11PM2.36m
4:59AM2.26m
4:46PM2.28m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.19m
10:12AM0.59m
10:36PM0.20m
10:51AM0.70m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
14
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
11
10
7
5
5
7
6
7
9
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
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