Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
20.7°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
578
432
362
299
680
534
507
420
395
292
221
155
154
320
385
271
273
128
79
67
58
70
59
82
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
30
NE
35
NE
15
W
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:48PM1.10m
11:48AM1.63m
00:52AM1.03m
12:47PM1.56m
2:05AM1.01m
1:54PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.36m
6:47PM0.11m
6:11AM0.43m
7:53PM0.16m
7:20AM0.50m
9:02PM0.19m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
23
24
22
21
21
20
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
15
13
13
15
15
14
16
20
20
17
20
19
19
18
20
19
18
19
18
18
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