Long Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Long Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Reef sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Reef at 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1173
1086
954
803
803
850
867
883
823
823
823
743
705
643
607
510
442
433
380
356
394
258
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SE
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:10PM1.25m
00:04AM1.32m
1:00PM1.27m
00:55AM1.15m
1:52PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.13m
6:01PM0.41m
6:32AM0.23m
7:04PM0.47m
7:12AM0.32m
8:14PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
11
9
11
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
14
13
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