Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
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
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
486
503
478
469
400
392
377
363
370
370
306
250
208
239
523
977
2016
1814
808
643
431
306
382
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
SW
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.64m
11:30AM1.09m
11:07PM1.60m
12:23PM1.08m
11:53PM1.55m
1:22PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.36m
4:33PM0.67m
6:16AM0.38m
5:19PM0.72m
7:06AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
18
21
20
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
12
10
9
7
8
15
19
18
16
14
13
12
11
17
18
17
14
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
2
2
9
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
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
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
572
486
503
478
469
400
392
377
363
370
370
306
250
208
167
131
102
1201
1081
808
643
431
306
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
7
56
45
40
26
27
11
6
2
2
1
1
5
6
2
71
51
52
33
33
34
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
6
23
24
6
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
6
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
10
14
31
23
4
8
23
239
523
977
2016
1814
1
4
8
382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
129
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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