Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111112121211111112121212121312121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)584149217612138285332212934259015321415121618992111191718861751195816491594137912081054934857
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.45
8:58PM
1.82
9:35AM
1.38
9:42PM
1.84
10:30AM
1.30
10:30PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.31
3:34AM
0.18
3:16PM
0.37
4:28AM
0.17
4:00PM
0.45
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:29-------5:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91315171514121110141616151413131216171716151515
Feels °C (?)61111131211987111313131211111014151514131212
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