Flynns Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.49° S 145.15° E

Flynns Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Flynns Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Flynns Reef at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
557
485
485
803
931
813
886
715
686
677
535
466
398
456
344
339
258
203
206
174
145
143
134
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:42AM2.31m
2:58PM2.43m
3:32AM2.33m
3:35PM2.41m
4:16AM2.31m
4:11PM2.36m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.41m
9:17PM0.24m
9:31AM0.49m
9:58PM0.19m
10:12AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
5
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
13
15
16
12
11
13
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
11
12
12
7
7
9
10
11
13
13
14
12
11
10
9
7
5
4
8
9
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