Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.2° 

Golf Course 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 Golf Course Reef today (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
S
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.5
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
46
42
42
44
41
40
40
38
43
56
50
67
64
64
54
52
113
89
111
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
SW
10
W
5
WSW
0
N
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM1.47m
11:35PM1.38m
12:20PM1.47m
00:23AM1.24m
1:08PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.53m
5:50AM0.39m
6:37PM0.57m
6:28AM0.48m
7:40PM0.60m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
15
19
17
16
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
13
14
14
14
15
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