Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
100
100
106
108
76
74
73
50
50
50
73
53
53
52
33
33
33
106
249
151
66
43
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
10:55PM1.24m
11:27AM1.43m
11:48PM1.13m
12:21PM1.42m
00:54AM1.02m
1:26PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.25m
5:54PM0.32m
5:44AM0.33m
7:03PM0.35m
6:39AM0.40m
8:24PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
23
26
27
24
21
19
19
19
25
25
25
20
17
15
15
13
17
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
19
22
24
20
18
16
16
16
21
21
20
15
12
10
12
11
16
15
13
15
16
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