Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)91099911101099910910999991515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81888188871032003432621821429785878180768186121193236233299
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.96
11:33PM
1.33
12:24PM
0.90
12:25AM
1.27
1:34PM
0.87
1:29AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.50
6:32AM
0.41
5:39PM
0.56
7:36AM
0.45
6:38PM
0.61
8:45AM
0.44
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-5:43-------5:40-------5:39------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272422222020202223212120191918222523222121202026
Feels °C (?)272422211819202222202122212119222422222121201924
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