Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
309
303
262
262
99
83
78
62
56
57
44
44
44
44
43
60
64
85
111
121
114
93
81
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
0
ESE
0
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:44AM1.40m
5:38PM1.56m
5:42AM1.39m
6:21PM1.69m
6:39AM1.37m
7:04PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.31m
11:51PM0.47m
11:49AM0.30m
00:46AM0.34m
12:33PM0.31m
1:40AM0.23m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.3
E
11
0.6
S
9
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
6
Energy kJ
41
39
303
262
262
21
59
72
56
56
43
44
44
44
44
43
60
64
85
111
121
114
93
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
18
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
6
38
21
21
21
21
57
62
40
57
40
39
39
40
41
27
26
26
16
8
8
8
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
9
6
5
5
15
13
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.8
E
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
281
309
37
99
83
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
318
533
552
0
0
0
0
0
10
24
24
1
1
1
1
1
1
72
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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