Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
5
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111110101010101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30552732259730062391212419521756155912681150117011261084964990899849106110691089108011001141
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.18
10:25PM
1.68
11:18AM
1.09
11:19PM
1.61
12:26PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.03
3:55PM
0.28
5:16AM
0.08
4:45PM
0.37
6:20AM
0.14
5:43PM
0.45
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:27-------5:24-------5:23--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414181919191918171719191918181818181920191818
Feels °C (?)121111141514151514141415151514151615161617171617
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