Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1
E
0.5
SE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)91010669999595555555556668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)526067827168996540454031242525325290834240333734
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
1.29
10:13AM
1.58
10:49PM
1.35
10:52AM
1.51
11:28PM
1.39
11:35AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.24
4:40PM
0.06
4:42AM
0.23
5:14PM
0.09
5:30AM
0.25
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:42-------7:40
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222212223242323222222222324242323232222272424
Feels °C (?)232222222425242223222222222224232424262425282222
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