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Long Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Long Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
36 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 94 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.18m | 4:51AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.27m | 5:43AM1.29m | 6:21PM1.36m | 6:28AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.46m | 11:22AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.39m | 11:59AM0.23m | 00:32AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 36 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 94 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | — | E 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 320 | 155 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 420 | 342 | 53 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 342 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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