Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)7710888888888855578866677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111591401732151971651671311071181861637249366898154213271307323294
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.29
5:28PM
0.89
5:56AM
1.34
6:32PM
0.90
6:43AM
1.40
7:24PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.50
11:00PM
0.48
12:55PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.48
1:41PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.45
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212324232222212121232322202121212122232322212121
Feels °C (?)232323212122212221222120182121212122232118212122
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