Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
26
20
20
31
23
31
47
38
36
51
75
57
38
40
32
38
53
60
55
87
87
104
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
5:43PM1.27m
5:43AM1.29m
6:21PM1.36m
6:28AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.46m
11:22AM0.22m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.23m
00:32AM0.32m
12:33PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
19
18
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
17
16
17
18
20
20
17
18
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
18
18
16
15
17
19
18
17
18
16
15
17
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
17
26
20
20
31
23
31
47
38
36
51
75
57
38
40
32
38
53
60
55
87
87
104
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
5
10
7
8
5
5
7
3
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
11
10
5
1
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
2
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
NE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
40
5
1
1
4
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
3
17
45
139
139
123
342
53
54
0
0
0
0
312
128
53
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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