Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is

19.6°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	S 6	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	19	15	24	47	61	101	83	86	71	86	126	139	151	98	537	1592	2277	1744	1080	708	533	1075
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	ESE	N	W	SE	WNW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:45AM1.54m				10:12PM1.20m				10:19AM1.53m				10:52PM1.11m				10:55AM1.48m
Low Tide				4:14PM0.16m				3:57AM0.30m				4:56PM0.20m				4:29AM0.37m					5:39PM0.26m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	30	31	30	27	20	20	19	17	18	19	19	18	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	20	27	29	29	26	19	20	19	14	16	18	18	16	11	8	7	8	9	9	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 6	SE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 7	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	19	15	11	15	61	101	83	86	71	64	126	139	34	18	18	28	28	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	E 9	ENE 5	SE 8	SW 3	ESE 8	S 4	SE 7	E 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 10	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	S 16	E 15	E 15
kJ	7	4	13	11	9	2	6	4	2	6	55	35	14	17	8	18	7	5	2	19	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	SE 8	E 8	SE 8	S 5	ESE 7	S 16	S 16	E 8	E 9	E 16	N 12	—	S 18	—	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	N 8	N 9
kJ	14	13	2	10	12	9	1	5	5	5	13	14	5	3	—	6	—	5	5	4	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	SW 3	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 5	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 11
kJ	—	—	24	47	2	—	—	—	15	86	—	—	151	98	537	1592	2277	1744	1080	708	533	1075
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bronte Reef or Bunnies NSW - Sydney South Coast	Narrabeen-Alley Rights NSW - Sydney North Coast	No Mans Land NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Bombie NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Mosquito Bay NSW - Far South	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Little Makaha NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	1	18	4	1	0	6	0	1	6	57	6	38	57	57	342	248	111	6	342	93	57	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast	Turimetta Beach		Little Avalon	Palm Beach Reef	Palm Beach Reef	Little Avalon	Bilgola Beach	Palm Beach Reef	Warriewood		Warriewood							Warriewood				Winkipop
Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1							4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Long Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Long Reef today (12 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website