Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is

18.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	60	51	85	121	196	59	66	38	67	30	26	26	38	13	13	39	139	134	119	98	87	80	190	1867
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				9:21AM1.65m				9:37PM1.40m				9:55AM1.68m				10:19PM1.32m				10:30AM1.67m
Low Tide		3:00AM0.31m				3:41PM0.34m				3:32AM0.36m				4:24PM0.33m				4:04AM0.43m					5:07PM0.35m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	15	15	15	21	23	23	19	18	18	18	21	30	32	31	26	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	12
Feels °C	15	15	15	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	18	27	29	28	24	16	15	13	14	14	14	12	11	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	ESE 9	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 8	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	SSE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	60	51	85	121	11	59	36	14	24	16	10	26	10	7	9	8	104	9	119	23	39	40	31	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ENE 5	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	NE 6	E 8	NE 6	E 8	SE 7	S 15	N 12	NE 12
kJ	21	13	39	38	19	6	2	16	31	30	26	5	17	13	13	6	9	6	14	6	2	4	3	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ESE 7	E 9	S 6	SE 7	E 9	E 9	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 7	—	—	E 16	—
kJ	10	10	15	10	2	6	6	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	12	6	12	5	—	—	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	NE 6	—	SSE 3	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	196	54	66	38	67	—	—	—	38	—	11	39	139	134	—	98	87	80	190	1867
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1	1	0	5	554	68	67	5	0	5	39	10	1	10	10	10	1	1	1	1	22	144	71	515
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1				1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	4	6	6	6	5	4	2	3	4	5	4	5	1	2	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	6	4	4

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