Long Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Long Reef Surf Guide

Long Reef in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. There are left and right breaking reefs. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rips and locals.

Long Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	22.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Long Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Long Reef occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Long Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Long Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in July while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 16% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

16%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Long Reef Location Map

Interactive Long Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Long Reef is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Long Reef is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away.

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Long Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 02:56 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off

What does Long Reef look like?

Latest photos from Long Reef. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: James derry

Tides at Long Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Dee Why, 2 km from Long Reef.

Next High Water: 10:29am | 0.99m

Next Low Water: 04:34am | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Long Reef Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (22.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite