Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
22.2° 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 7AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)111111101010109910101010101099910109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8411027100984870861046337532731827131827126625724120220723027324615912391
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
0
SSW
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.37
6:12PM
1.30
6:12AM
1.40
6:50PM
1.43
6:59AM
1.42
7:29PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.44
11:55AM
0.18
12:08AM
0.33
12:33PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.22
1:10PM
0.10
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:15-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:32-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413182019191917161519232119191716152023222020
Feels °C (?)131110161816171816141317221818201715141922201919
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