Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
E
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)101099988999915181716161514131313666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)802614449326270227185111123102103150671573623477353264158162160175167157
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.30
6:32PM
0.97
6:24AM
1.38
7:14PM
1.07
7:08AM
1.45
7:51PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.37
11:55PM
0.51
1:12PM
0.28
12:46AM
0.43
1:47PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212120191818202222212120191821232322222121
Feels °C (?)191919191919191818191919181920191821212120212021
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