Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is

18.2° C

Long Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Reef today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 7	S 14	SSW 7	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	65	46	41	28	25	24	14	14	13	25	24	23	21	7	7	7	7	163	907	524	408	382	311	1113
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	S	SE	SE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				7:35AM1.00m				7:31PM1.54m				8:12AM1.05m				8:08PM1.57m				8:48AM1.09m				8:43PM1.57m
Low Tide		1:44AM0.25m			12:57PM0.40m					2:20AM0.20m				1:38PM0.37m				2:53AM0.17m				2:17PM0.35m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	15	20	20	17	15	13	13	12	15	14	16	13	10	10	9	8	10	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	12	11	9	11	16	17	12	11	9	8	7	9	8	9	6	3	3	4	3	5	9	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 12
kJ	65	46	41	28	25	24	14	14	13	6	5	5	21	5	4	4	4	89	907	524	408	382	311	1113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NNE 4	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	S 17	S 7	SE 13	NE 8	S 14	S 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 12	S 12	NE 6	S 12	ENE 6
kJ	20	20	14	13	8	7	7	1	2	2	2	23	1	7	2	4	4	4	4	244	143	2	178	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	NE 3	NE 3	—	SE 15	SE 15	NNE 3	SE 7	SE 14	S 18	S 18	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	E 13	E 12	ENE 6	NE 6	S 17	NE 6	—
kJ	10	3	2	—	8	8	1	7	8	25	24	2	2	2	7	7	7	3	3	4	2	6	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	N 3	—	NW 2	N 3	NNE 3	—	W 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	6	—	1	1	1	—	2	3	2	4	7	17	25	65	92	108	163	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	1	1	68	72	139	516	382	274	382	274	274	24	17	0	0	0	1	6	6	0
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