Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
52
71
53
72
110
92
90
83
79
74
51
50
46
42
45
43
40
37
35
41
61
55
76
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:06PM1.66m
10:53AM1.46m
10:50PM1.52m
11:36AM1.47m
11:35PM1.38m
12:20PM1.47m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.23m
4:46PM0.48m
5:13AM0.31m
5:39PM0.53m
5:50AM0.39m
6:37PM0.57m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
10
12
12
14
14
13
13
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