Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.18° S 179.05° E

Kia Island Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kia Island Reef sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.5° 

Kia Island 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 Kia Island Reef today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kia Island Reef at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
13
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
54
96
96
96
98
98
107
96
96
72
70
65
65
61
60
78
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SSE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11PM1.40m
9:14AM1.16m
9:05PM1.30m
10:31AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.47m
2:49PM0.71m
3:58AM0.54m
3:59PM0.78m
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Temp °C
24
23
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
23
24
26
25
26
23
23
23
23
24
27
27
22
22
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