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Golf Course Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – South Coast (20 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Golf Course Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
232 | 353 | 296 | 320 | 341 | 314 | 320 | 320 | 281 | 281 | 303 | 262 | 262 | 84 | 62 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.43m | 4:44AM1.40m | 5:38PM1.56m | 5:42AM1.39m | 6:21PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.33m | 10:52PM0.59m | 11:06AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.47m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:46AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 232 | 240 | 296 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 320 | 44 | 281 | 39 | 303 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 62 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 9 | N 9 | S 24 | E 12 | S 23 | E 12 | S 18 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 153 | 105 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 9 | — | S 25 | S 25 | N 11 | S 24 | N 11 | S 23 | S 22 | S 17 | N 10 | N 10 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 353 | — | 320 | 341 | 314 | — | 320 | — | 281 | — | 262 | 262 | 84 | 37 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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