Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 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
22.0° 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 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
187
204
228
168
160
127
122
73
54
55
110
112
87
39
40
57
154
131
101
80
28
20
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:04PM1.16m
2:34AM1.56m
4:09PM1.23m
3:41AM1.51m
5:03PM1.32m
4:42AM1.46m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.72m
9:41AM0.30m
9:31PM0.70m
10:34AM0.31m
10:42PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:30
6:30
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
17
17
16
20
24
21
18
18
17
16
15
20
24
20
18
17
15
15
15
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
19
21
18
17
17
16
15
14
19
21
17
17
17
15
15
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
238
187
204
228
168
160
127
122
73
54
18
72
70
59
39
40
11
2
2
61
41
28
20
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
123
95
81
62
57
33
32
31
15
15
35
24
22
20
16
10
2
2
2
5
1
1
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
31
2
22
20
9
5
5
2
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
10
5
10
19
46
45
55
110
112
87
57
154
131
101
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
5
24
24
5
0
0
0
0
5
6
129
5
0
0
0
5
10
129
550
17
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
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
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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