Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
221
327
366
344
302
310
345
568
644
480
408
344
324
286
294
465
640
805
600
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM1.26m
6:15AM1.17m
6:06PM1.30m
6:52AM1.30m
6:52PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.55m
11:56PM0.28m
12:04PM0.46m
00:32AM0.22m
12:52PM0.36m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
17
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