Flynns Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.49° S 145.15° E

Flynns Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Flynns Reef sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Flynns Reef at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
447
822
943
1055
2002
2978
1137
1327
2982
3048
5252
3172
3039
2865
2829
2601
2567
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
W
40
W
25
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56PM2.08m
10:44AM2.16m
10:15PM2.05m
11:48AM2.22m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.22m
4:36PM1.02m
4:59AM0.25m
5:48PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<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>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
3
5
5
5
4
5
8
9
10
8
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