Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.7° 

Long Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Reef today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
198
158
154
158
181
146
181
163
200
175
172
129
125
114
107
124
128
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56PM1.48m
9:22AM1.46m
9:36PM1.36m
9:58AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.12m
3:32PM0.19m
3:41AM0.20m
4:17PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
22
22
21
19
21
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
16
15
14
12
14
14
15
14
19
19
18
16
18
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