Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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Long Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
26
26
20
44
30
31
31
47
36
36
51
94
57
56
42
44
50
45
58
57
68
87
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
5:43PM1.27m
5:43AM1.29m
6:21PM1.36m
6:28AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.22m
10:45PM0.46m
11:22AM0.22m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.23m
00:32AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
18
17
18
18
16
17
15
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
36
34
26
26
14
44
30
31
31
47
36
36
51
94
57
56
42
44
50
45
58
57
68
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
17
17
17
10
20
5
5
5
7
3
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
10
10
9
1
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
5
5
2
5
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
11
2
7
6
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
320
155
3
17
0
17
66
420
342
53
54
0
0
0
0
53
342
11
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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