Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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
21.5° 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 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
587
600
624
612
603
603
544
544
577
551
572
572
503
503
478
469
400
392
377
370
363
370
306
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:57AM1.16m
9:49PM1.68m
10:42AM1.13m
10:26PM1.64m
11:30AM1.09m
11:07PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.33m
3:17PM0.56m
4:45AM0.34m
3:53PM0.61m
5:28AM0.36m
4:33PM0.67m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
Temp °C
19
20
24
21
18
18
16
15
15
19
21
19
17
16
15
14
13
18
20
19
17
15
16
15
17
19
22
20
16
16
14
12
12
16
18
16
16
14
13
13
11
17
17
16
15
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
575
587
600
624
612
603
603
544
544
577
551
572
572
503
503
478
469
400
392
377
370
363
370
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
24
36
54
56
40
40
3
11
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
6
4
14
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
SE
6
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
6
43
8
15
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
72
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
5
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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