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Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 Jan 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
23.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)799996777778887788885566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19924124119218817314313215212115919622919716415914213814315975988064
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.29
5:28PM
0.89
5:56AM
1.34
6:32PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.50
11:00PM
0.48
12:55PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.48
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1--------------1-11---
Temp. °C202020212120191921222323222222212122232222212122
Feels °C (?)181919222121202023232222212223222222222122212223
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