Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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Golf Course Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
612
601
675
601
552
564
510
456
383
374
329
391
348
426
579
616
712
634
566
943
699
654
403
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:35PM1.94m
9:28AM1.27m
9:23PM1.95m
10:26AM1.22m
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.10m
2:50PM0.43m
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
5:18AM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
2
7
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
18
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
12
13
13
11
12
10
9
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
528
612
601
675
601
552
564
510
456
383
374
329
391
348
426
579
616
712
634
566
513
439
403
377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
511
521
450
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.3
SSW
5
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
4
2
84
342
493
392
408
943
699
654
403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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