Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Reef today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 273 | 253 | 192 | 150 | 120 | 96 | 170 | 173 | 192 | 180 | 189 | 224 | 168 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 91 | 96 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.52m | 10:41AM1.35m | 10:45PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:28AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.29m | 5:02AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 270 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 60 | 45 | 43 | 192 | 180 | 189 | 224 | 67 | 69 | 83 | 68 | 76 | 96 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 150 | 96 | 36 | 55 | 20 | 51 | 168 | 118 | 111 | 106 | 18 | 73 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 7 | S 14 | — | SE 7 | E 7 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 96 | 20 | 43 | 57 | 20 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 72 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 273 | 253 | 192 | 150 | 120 | 16 | 170 | 173 | — | 75 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 111 | 84 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 57 | 57 |
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