Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
309
316
240
228
256
221
226
226
231
230
235
225
220
183
273
427
406
301
531
422
329
275
299
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:51AM1.53m
9:10PM1.35m
9:30AM1.56m
9:57PM1.26m
10:14AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.13m
3:08PM0.14m
3:10AM0.17m
3:56PM0.14m
3:48AM0.23m
4:49PM0.17m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:33
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
13
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
13
14
11
10
13
12
11
11
13
11
12
11
14
14
14
15
16
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