Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
348
292
268
248
264
270
294
261
302
394
394
348
370
325
284
264
253
212
207
203
199
168
154
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
E
10
E
5
WNW
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
off
cross
High Tide
3:27AM0.96m
3:26PM1.42m
4:47AM1.01m
4:40PM1.44m
5:50AM1.10m
5:44PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.52m
10:34PM0.25m
10:09AM0.51m
11:37PM0.20m
11:23AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
20
23
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
23
24
23
23
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
17
19
15
16
17
15
16
16
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
21
22
21
22
10
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