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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 pm Monday 18 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Golf Course Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | |
456 | 446 | 374 | 374 | 383 | 418 | 657 | 784 | 936 | 749 | 692 | 599 | 1112 | 876 | 621 | 481 | 505 | 412 | 678 | 683 | 732 | 567 | 309 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.95m | 10:26AM1.22m | 10:13PM1.91m | 11:27AM1.19m | 11:06PM1.83m | 12:31PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.09m | 3:40PM0.50m | 5:18AM0.10m | 4:34PM0.57m | 6:15AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 456 | 446 | 374 | 374 | 383 | 418 | 657 | 784 | 936 | 749 | 692 | 599 | 653 | 554 | 404 | 228 | 318 | 270 | 265 | 212 | 483 | 393 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | 318 | — | 467 | 400 | 392 | 324 | 318 | — | — | — | 208 | 208 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 162 | 271 | 604 | 491 | 377 | 1112 | 876 | 621 | 481 | 505 | 412 | 678 | 683 | 732 | 567 | 309 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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