Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
294
262
304
278
261
415
362
456
319
285
300
300
318
365
549
423
455
569
383
509
682
844
695
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.30m
6:52PM1.32m
7:28AM1.42m
7:37PM1.34m
8:04AM1.53m
8:23PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.22m
12:52PM0.36m
1:08AM0.18m
1:38PM0.25m
1:43AM0.15m
2:24PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:01
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7:13
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7:14
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1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
26
28
27
26
22
Feels °C
16
16
17
15
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
22
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
24
26
24
23
20
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