Surf Forecasts:
Nahoon Reef surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with 705 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nahoon Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Nahoon Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nahoon Reef in the next 16 days are 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahoon Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 645 | 489 | 514 | 403 | 361 | 492 | 401 | 390 | 312 | 281 | 147 | 118 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 41 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.77m | 3:34PM1.80m | 3:36AM1.84m | 4:03PM1.89m | 4:06AM1.90m | 4:31PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.93m | 5:00PM1.99m | 5:06AM1.93m | 5:29PM2.01m | 5:37AM1.91m | 6:01PM2.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.76m | 9:18AM0.58m | 9:33PM0.67m | 9:48AM0.50m | 10:04PM0.59m | 10:16AM0.44m | 10:34PM0.54m | 10:45AM0.41m | 11:04PM0.51m | 11:14AM0.40m | 11:35PM0.50m | 11:43AM0.43m | 00:08AM0.54m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 961 | 645 | 489 | 514 | 403 | 333 | 413 | 512 | 459 | 455 | 531 | 147 | 542 | 682 | 28 | 767 | 623 | 621 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 637 | 462 | 184 | 331 | 151 | 492 | 401 | 390 | 312 | 281 | 85 | 118 | 33 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 36 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 24 | 15 | 63 | 361 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 41 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 285 | — | 414 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 528 | 752 | 846 | 893 | 979 | 828 | 899 | 1202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 369 | 492 | 168 | 237 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 124 | 237 | 204 | 273 | 435 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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