Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999567777777788889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8041375081107131158154152131131121159201206256275329337337337391418
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
1.57
12:17PM
1.16
12:35AM
1.53
1:20PM
1.04
1:35AM
1.48
2:38PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.21
6:18AM
0.17
6:03PM
0.31
7:22AM
0.23
6:54PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.28
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:00---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--22-1211---------------
Temp. °C232322212123232323232221202324232222212019222423
Feels °C (?)232323222324232323232222222423222222222120242423
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