Surf Forecasts:
Flynns Reef surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 1,953 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Flynns Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Flynns Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Flynns Reef in the next 16 days are 2.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flynns Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 1261 | 1185 | 1053 | 847 | 788 | 767 | 1179 | 1423 | 422 | 410 | 725 | 437 | 418 | 277 | 190 | 303 | 294 | 1492 | 1532 | 1262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.91m | 9:36PM1.77m | 10:07AM1.88m | 10:55PM1.86m | 11:04AM1.90m | 00:04AM2.03m | 11:58AM1.95m | 1:02AM2.22m | 12:48PM2.03m | 1:53AM2.40m | 1:36PM2.12m | 2:41AM2.53m | 2:23PM2.22m | 3:27AM2.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.92m | 3:46AM0.89m | 4:33PM0.81m | 5:00AM0.92m | 5:31PM0.65m | 6:08AM0.90m | 6:23PM0.45m | 7:07AM0.84m | 7:12PM0.25m | 7:58AM0.77m | 8:00PM0.08m | 8:44AM0.71m | 8:47PM-0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 694 | 1261 | 1185 | 1053 | 847 | 788 | 767 | — | — | 422 | 410 | 725 | 437 | 418 | 277 | 190 | 243 | 165 | 898 | 417 | 1262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 382 | 120 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 28 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 1179 | 1423 | 136 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 303 | 294 | 1492 | 1532 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 73 | 84 | 132 | 69 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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