Golf Course Reef surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.3
E
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1113
1141
1160
1132
1728
1519
2922
1987
1707
1622
1633
1471
1342
1198
1048
926
902
800
765
632
661
1279
1037
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
ESE
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
E
20
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
4:09AM1.32m
5:13PM1.50m
5:05AM1.25m
5:52PM1.58m
5:58AM1.20m
6:28PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.66m
10:32AM0.36m
11:28PM0.59m
11:11AM0.40m
00:21AM0.52m
11:47AM0.43m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
2
2
1
1
1
3
12
1
3
3
5
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
19
21
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
15
15
16
16
16
17
15
17
16
16
15
19
20
19
18
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
9
Energy kJ
1207
1113
1141
1160
1132
1256
1519
1679
1987
1707
1622
1633
1471
1342
1198
1048
926
902
800
765
632
661
936
1037
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
5
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
27
25
23
21
21
20
9
9
8
8
8
16
27
41
39
38
37
35
33
4
19
19
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
7
43
39
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
6
13
19
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
8
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
2.5
E
9
Energy kJ
5
7
15
12
1728
2922
33
5
76
33
35
1279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
99
182
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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