Surf Forecasts:
Golf Course Reef surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 27 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NE swell with 158 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Golf Course Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Golf Course Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Golf Course Reef in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Golf Course Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 69 | 57 | 35 | 95 | 41 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 31 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 20 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 65 | 64 | 49 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.64m | 6:25AM1.06m | 6:33PM1.69m | 7:14AM1.07m | 7:11PM1.72m | 7:59AM1.08m | 7:49PM1.74m | 8:42AM1.10m | 8:26PM1.75m | 9:23AM1.12m | 9:03PM1.74m | 10:05AM1.14m | 9:40PM1.72m | 10:46AM1.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.46m | 11:44AM0.53m | 1:33AM0.40m | 12:26PM0.55m | 2:12AM0.35m | 1:07PM0.56m | 2:50AM0.31m | 1:48PM0.57m | 3:27AM0.28m | 2:28PM0.58m | 4:04AM0.26m | 3:10PM0.60m | 4:40AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
 | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 69 | 57 | 35 | 95 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 28 | 31 | 45 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 65 | 64 | 49 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | S 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 18 | E 10 | S 16 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | — | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 45 | — | 1 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 4 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 39 |
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