Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
627
561
489
441
386
332
332
290
418
330
297
210
198
154
154
154
177
146
181
141
187
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:07AM1.37m
8:15PM1.57m
8:45AM1.43m
8:56PM1.48m
9:22AM1.46m
9:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.18m
2:36AM0.07m
2:47PM0.17m
3:09AM0.12m
3:32PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
14
13
14
15
14
12
12
16
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
16
14
14
13
15
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