Nobbys Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.80° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is

21.5°C

Nobbys Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	304	251	205	165	133	100	74	54	52	54	55	51	93	62	21	48	92	223	370	346	333	1175
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	E	E	SSE	SSE	S	W	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		9:26AM1.76m				9:57PM1.37m				10:10AM1.80m				10:47PM1.30m				10:57AM1.80m
Low Tide				3:57PM0.15m				3:42AM0.27m				4:48PM0.15m				4:25AM0.34m					5:43PM0.19m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	21	21	21	20	19	18	16	15	18	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	15	15	17	15	13	13	19	17	17	18	17	16	16	14	17	16	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 16
kJ	304	251	205	165	133	100	74	54	52	54	55	51	67	62	21	48	92	223	370	346	331	1175
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	ENE 7	ENE 8	SE 6	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8
kJ	22	21	35	—	—	32	29	34	24	16	17	3	11	11	20	23	77	81	144	196	333	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	E 12	S 16	S 8	SSE 16	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	3	3	3	3	3	7	3	5	21	47	5	16	16	15	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	—	—	WSW 3	W 3	—	ESE 4	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	13	33	45	—	—	3	1	—	15	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	30	294	294	30	0	0	0	0	0	85	44	9	9	9	0	0	81	417	271	81	30
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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