Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.5° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
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
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
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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
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