Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 15 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)10109999101099988988885810101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31832025124125120722026817112697916874464732311525511616141513021320
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
35
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.43
6:59AM
1.42
7:29PM
1.55
7:46AM
1.40
8:09PM
1.64
8:35AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.22
1:10PM
0.10
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.10
2:33AM
0.05
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-
Sunset-5:32-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------12----
Temp. °C232020191816152023212020181818242726181716141317
Feels °C (?)22171919191514192219191916151520252313141410914
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