Surf Forecasts:
Hartley Reef surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 20 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 2,843 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hartley Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Hartley Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hartley Reef in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 29) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Mon 16th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Fri 20th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 26th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hartley Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 17 | NNE 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 630 | 244 | 186 | 283 | 339 | 382 | 240 | 176 | 176 | 102 | 270 | 256 | 302 | 646 | 1086 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM4.41m | 6:41AM4.09m | 6:46PM4.20m | 7:35AM3.90m | 7:40PM4.03m | 8:41AM3.79m | 8:46PM3.93m | 9:54AM3.80m | 9:59PM3.97m | 11:00AM3.93m | 11:04PM4.14m | 11:54AM4.14m | 00:00AM4.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM1.78m | 00:30AM1.55m | 12:42PM2.00m | 1:17AM1.72m | 1:33PM2.19m | 2:14AM1.86m | 2:36PM2.32m | 3:23AM1.90m | 3:50PM2.33m | 4:34AM1.82m | 5:01PM2.20m | 5:38AM1.63m | 6:00PM1.96m | ||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 66 | 244 | 186 | 283 | 94 | 95 | 133 | 152 | 176 | 60 | 270 | 256 | 302 | 646 | 787 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 15 | SE 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | — | NNE 12 | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 44 | 1 | 73 | 98 | — | 56 | 41 | 15 | — | — | 86 | 139 | 108 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 17 | N 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 8 | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | NNE 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | — | 630 | 2 | — | 4 | 339 | 382 | 240 | 176 | 134 | 102 | 63 | 33 | — | — | 1086 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 116 | 339 | 302 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 296 | 362 | 61 | 45 | 177 | 226 | 245 | 220 | 319 | 274 | 180 | 6 | 0 |
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