Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
3
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
553
542
486
374
665
699
749
760
680
551
470
527
724
691
554
343
386
390
320
234
153
93
70
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
10
WSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
S
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM1.53m
8:23PM1.33m
8:43AM1.62m
9:10PM1.30m
9:23AM1.68m
9:59PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.15m
2:24PM0.16m
2:21AM0.15m
3:10PM0.08m
2:59AM0.17m
3:58PM0.04m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
22
27
29
27
25
21
21
20
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
20
25
27
24
22
19
18
20
11
11
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
16
15
15
16
18
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