Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 16 May 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
253
311
354
356
487
562
586
599
552
541
541
552
484
432
432
422
366
315
311
326
348
355
322
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.89m
8:31AM1.31m
8:35PM1.94m
9:28AM1.27m
9:23PM1.95m
10:26AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.15m
2:03PM0.38m
3:27AM0.10m
2:50PM0.43m
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
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5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
4
5
6
12
14
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
18
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
17
16
16
15
18
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
17
17
16
15
15
13
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
235
253
311
354
356
487
562
586
599
552
541
541
552
484
432
432
422
366
315
311
326
348
355
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
6
3
1
3
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
Energy kJ
3
10
32
44
136
224
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
34
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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