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Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
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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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
113 | 79 | 123 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 140 | 176 | 146 | 146 | 137 | 130 | 196 | 234 | 240 | 191 | 163 | 172 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 197 | 258 | 510 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.44m | 7:10AM1.21m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:59PM1.53m | 8:29AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.26m | 1:55AM0.22m | 1:35PM0.29m | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:07PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
113 | 79 | 5 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 56 | 29 | 18 | 146 | 137 | 130 | 127 | 176 | 176 | 191 | 163 | 172 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 197 | 258 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | — |
7 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
— | 4 | 123 | — | — | — | 140 | 176 | 146 | — | — | — | 196 | 234 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 79 | 170 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 395 |
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