Flynns Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.49° S 145.15° E

Flynns Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Flynns Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.1
W
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
258
203
206
136
145
143
136
171
132
155
114
144
157
229
144
147
432
427
468
427
472
667
453
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:16AM2.31m
4:11PM2.36m
4:59AM2.26m
4:46PM2.28m
5:39AM2.18m
5:20PM2.19m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.59m
10:36PM0.20m
10:51AM0.70m
11:14PM0.25m
11:28AM0.81m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
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5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
12
14
14
14
14
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
8
7
5
6
7
7
9
7
6
7
9
8
8
7
5
4
3
4
7
10
8
7
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