
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Golf Course Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 323 | 284 | 124 | 113 | 107 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 38 | 42 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.27m | 9:41PM1.89m | 10:46AM1.31m | 10:29PM1.78m | 11:35AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.06m | 3:15PM0.47m | 4:36AM0.09m | 4:09PM0.51m | 5:19AM0.15m | 5:05PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
186 | 196 | 146 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 42 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | ESE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
— | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
357 | 323 | 284 | 124 | 113 | 107 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 284 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 192 | 154 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
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