Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
SE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
505
391
353
292
217
231
259
238
187
204
230
168
130
127
122
73
73
86
144
128
106
50
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:50PM1.13m
1:25AM1.63m
3:04PM1.16m
2:34AM1.56m
4:09PM1.23m
3:41AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.69m
8:39AM0.29m
8:11PM0.72m
9:41AM0.30m
9:31PM0.70m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
21
19
17
17
16
16
16
20
25
21
18
18
17
16
16
20
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
496
445
391
353
250
217
231
259
238
187
204
230
168
130
127
122
73
38
25
68
83
62
50
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
514
505
370
265
292
166
181
154
123
95
81
62
47
33
33
32
15
15
21
33
13
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
111
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
31
14
10
9
8
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.7
NE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
11
4
11
3
1
65
73
86
144
128
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
24
0
0
0
0
0
5
24
24
5
0
0
0
0
5
6
129
6
0
0
0
5
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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