
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Reef today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 120 | 441 | 723 | 723 | 695 | 584 | 410 | 340 | 314 | 202 | 160 | 120 | 113 | 86 | 187 | 131 | 117 | 623 | 623 | 313 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.11m | 7:01PM1.75m | 7:49AM1.18m | 7:50PM1.77m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.00m | 1:22PM0.23m | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:13PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
115 | 78 | 441 | 723 | 723 | 695 | 584 | 410 | 340 | 314 | 202 | 160 | 120 | 113 | 86 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 335 | 399 | 313 | 241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 21 | S 16 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 |
1 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
147 | 120 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 187 | 131 | 117 | 623 | 623 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
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