Nettley Bay Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.93° S 144.62° E

Nettley Bay Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nettley Bay Reefs sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.1° 

Nettley Bay Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nettley Bay Reefs today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Nettley Bay Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1512
1446
1376
975
811
731
691
711
592
576
656
647
839
878
723
604
606
692
736
1494
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:52AM0.38m
2:40PM0.35m
4:31AM0.37m
2:38PM0.34m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.05m
9:26AM0.21m
9:27PM0.04m
9:48AM0.24m
9:48PM0.05m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
4
5
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
5
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
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