Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888999999101012121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206244262322337391391400418540641108414611676164314351519135513441207946894683545
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
SSW
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.04
1:35AM
1.48
2:38PM
0.96
2:47AM
1.43
4:06PM
0.95
4:05AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.28
8:00PM
0.49
9:58AM
0.29
9:21PM
0.53
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------6:59------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------183211
Temp. °C242322222120192224232221202020232422211919181615
Feels °C (?)232221222221202424222322222221242322231919151411
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