Golf Course Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.33° S 150.49° E

Golf Course Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golf Course Reef sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
122
88
84
64
46
44
76
245
86
83
86
59
44
44
45
107
59
58
32
27
127
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
10
E
10
E
0
E
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:56AM1.26m
7:49PM1.89m
8:43AM1.33m
8:36PM1.86m
9:28AM1.38m
9:21PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.44m
2:39AM0.11m
2:13PM0.42m
3:21AM0.12m
3:04PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
18
18
15
13
11
10
9
14
15
15
14
13
11
10
11
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
11
13
13
11
9
8
7
6
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
14
13
13
15
13
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