Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 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
21.4° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.1
S
2.2
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)109988889888846881010111112111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201441279092644139303019213421851864313941334130214652104225618502131
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
NNE
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.53
7:35PM
1.66
7:53AM
1.50
8:16PM
1.76
8:43AM
1.45
8:58PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.39
1:15PM
0.26
1:52AM
0.30
1:54PM
0.27
2:42AM
0.22
2:34PM
0.31
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:22-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:31-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------231--------
Temp. °C15131220242522212120192323161514121091417171614
Feels °C (?)13119182223181718181619201312119761113121210
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