Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Reef today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 34 | 77 | 179 | 408 | 564 | 575 | 556 | 814 | 743 | 578 | 432 | 369 | 299 | 649 | 493 | 499 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.17m | 10:55AM1.68m | 11:48PM1.10m | 11:48AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.28m | 5:45PM0.07m | 5:14AM0.36m | 6:47PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 117 | 31 | 77 | 179 | 408 | 564 | 575 | 556 | 814 | 743 | 578 | 432 | 369 | 299 | 649 | 493 | 499 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 6 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 13 | 109 | 77 | 81 | 181 | 257 | 343 | 417 | 371 | 343 | 267 | 253 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 8 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 91 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 67 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 609 | 213 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 320 | 23 |
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