Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
19.5°C
1.0° 

Long 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 Long Reef today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
270
231
142
120
98
86
173
171
129
73
48
53
68
53
77
95
49
33
26
32
47
151
98
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
WSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
E
10
NE
0
W
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM1.48m
8:53PM1.36m
9:11AM1.53m
9:33PM1.28m
9:45AM1.54m
10:12PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.14m
2:50PM0.17m
2:54AM0.18m
3:33PM0.15m
3:25AM0.23m
4:14PM0.16m
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Temp °C
16
17
18
23
29
29
24
25
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
29
30
28
24
27
Feels °C
16
16
18
22
28
29
24
24
16
17
18
20
17
18
19
21
20
19
21
28
28
27
25
22
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