Long Reef surf break

Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.4° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)--
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101066699991010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281281259696947495126131130471579508800661600554457371327327251236
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
0
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.98
11:11AM
1.47
12:07AM
0.96
11:53AM
1.42
12:59AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
0.24
4:36AM
0.47
6:10PM
0.26
5:18AM
0.51
6:55PM
0.28
6:07AM
0.55
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:42-------7:43-------7:44------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C262320191919192121201918181819232324252323212531
Feels °C (?)252319171718171918171717191818212023222322222529
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