Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
2.5
S
7
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
SSE
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
631
998
904
1559
1314
1026
754
561
449
372
270
258
240
202
200
186
489
545
315
248
230
426
426
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM1.08m
00:44AM1.50m
2:22PM1.12m
1:41AM1.47m
3:19PM1.20m
2:42AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.76m
7:57AM0.39m
7:23PM0.77m
8:48AM0.38m
8:36PM0.75m
9:36AM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
21
18
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
13
14
13
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
33
34
38
40
924
1314
1026
754
561
449
372
270
258
240
202
200
186
296
342
315
248
230
246
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
Energy kJ
2
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
43
44
45
45
46
75
82
78
106
104
71
198
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
8
8
27
27
7
6
6
6
6
46
6
23
29
53
81
76
107
104
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
2.5
S
7
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
590
631
998
904
1559
489
545
426
426
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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