Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.4
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
176
188
306
392
643
913
512
515
217
220
225
173
140
452
627
615
500
419
314
236
255
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:10AM1.19m
7:01PM1.67m
7:48AM1.26m
7:39PM1.69m
8:23AM1.33m
8:17PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.55m
1:47AM0.30m
1:18PM0.51m
2:19AM0.26m
2:00PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
9
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
9
11
11
12
11
10
9
7
6
12
13
13
13
13
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