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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 9 am Wednesday 27 May 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 3PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1749 | 1581 | 1448 | 1290 | 1269 | 1113 | 988 | 972 | 828 | 771 | 743 | 730 | 819 | 639 | 703 | 663 | 569 | 567 | 555 | 675 | 694 | 745 | 575 | 510 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.11m | 5:46PM1.41m | 6:01AM1.07m | 6:22PM1.46m | 6:47AM1.05m | 6:57PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.32m | 00:16AM0.35m | 11:47AM0.34m | 1:00AM0.30m | 12:23PM0.36m | 1:41AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 |
 kJ | 1749 | 1581 | 1448 | 1290 | 1269 | 1113 | 988 | 972 | 828 | 771 | 743 | 730 | 819 | 639 | 703 | 663 | 569 | 567 | 555 | 546 | 494 | 557 | 575 | 315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 510 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 16 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 112 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 82 | 217 | 388 | 554 | 675 | 694 | 745 | 451 | 482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 120 | 128 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 93 | 84 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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