Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
18.0° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
556
461
386
356
288
235
230
185
143
113
108
65
46
41
28
16
25
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
6:11PM1.44m
6:55AM0.96m
6:53PM1.49m
7:35AM1.00m
7:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.47m
1:07AM0.31m
12:14PM0.44m
1:44AM0.25m
12:57PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
15
20
20
17
14
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
13
11
10
12
14
14
12
13
12
11
9
12
16
17
12
10
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