Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)887777771111111010106667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6065565635094965074464181025753655423346366383367424437467498571551493524
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
S
10
S
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffglasscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.96
5:05PM
1.53
6:03AM
1.01
6:02PM
1.59
6:54AM
1.07
6:52PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.44
12:06AM
0.20
11:25AM
0.40
12:56AM
0.14
12:21PM
0.35
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----5:27-------5:28-------5:28--
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Rain (mm)
3331111244323104654453689
Temp. °C111112141414141414141415141416151616161716171415
Feels °C (?)910101312121311111212111091010101010101112109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Long Reef (light winds from the WSW at Cromer wx 5 km from Long Reef). 1.8m 8s swell from the SSE with a 1.4m 8s swell, also from the SSE and a 0.8m 13s groundswell, also from the S as well as a 0.8m 10s swell, also from the E. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 23 min ago

13 km/h
WSW
Offshore
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