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: |
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 19.5°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.
What's the best time of year to surf Long Reef (for consistent clean waves)?
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.

Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10:06 Local Time
Wednesday 06 | ||||
7AM | 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | |
Wave (m) | ||||
Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||
Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
Tides at Long Reef
NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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high tide | ||
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Swell History at Long Reef
Surf stats for Long Reef, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Long Reef
Wind stats for Long Reef, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Long Reef. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Long Reef:
- Closest Wave BuoySydney Waverider Buoy6 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyPort Kembla Waverider Buoy53 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyBatemans Bay Waverider Buoy146 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyCrowdy Head Waverider Buoy160 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyEden Waverider Buoy252 mi