Hartley Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.06° N 1.45° W

Hartley Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hartley Reef sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.7° 

Hartley 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 Hartley Reef today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hartley Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
21
21
18
11
11
26
172
264
270
235
197
163
133
105
105
105
83
64
62
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
NW
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
10:18AM4.27m
Low Tide
2:46PM1.22m
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
3:59AM1.74m
4:47PM1.66m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:57
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
16
16
14
13
14
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
9
7
6
7
8
8
12
12
14
14
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
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