Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.5° 

Golf Course Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
77
67
48
48
31
19
19
48
49
46
46
29
28
25
24
29
30
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:41PM1.89m
10:46AM1.31m
10:29PM1.78m
11:35AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.09m
4:09PM0.51m
5:19AM0.15m
5:05PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
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