Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is

17.3° C

Golf Course Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	411	436	444	444	444	444	955	531	436	372	310	274	232	227	227	240	186	186	151	151	107	117	105	105
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	ESE	ESE	W	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	00:05AM1.49m					1:15PM1.41m			00:56AM1.34m					2:05PM1.44m				1:52AM1.20m				2:56PM1.47m
Low Tide			6:42AM0.30m					7:09PM0.65m				7:23AM0.38m				8:18PM0.66m				8:04AM0.46m				9:29PM0.64m


	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	13	19	19	15	14	13	12	11	13	17	16	14	13	12	13	14	16	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	11	9	8	10	15	15	12	11	10	9	8	11	14	14	12	10	9	10	11	13	15	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	411	436	444	444	444	444	560	531	436	372	310	274	232	227	227	240	186	186	151	151	107	117	105	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	103	102	100	97	61	58	57	56	56	35	33	31	30	17	17	17	17	17	17	21	9	9	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	39	38	36	35	33	33	32	30	29	29	18	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 4	ENE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	W 2	WNW 3	—	—	W 2	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	13	955	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	1	3	—	—	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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