Nobbys Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.80° E

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is

20.2°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	13	35	19	14	55	59	140	156	583	1064	1351	1487	1224	809	603	416	316	721	672	533	461	452	455	422
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	NNW	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				10:36AM1.63m				10:59PM1.22m					11:12AM1.60m				11:39PM1.13m				11:51AM1.55m
Low Tide		4:10AM0.31m					5:07PM0.30m			4:41AM0.39m					5:51PM0.37m				5:13AM0.47m				6:38PM0.44m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	2	2	7	10	9	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	19	18	20	19	19	17	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	21	20	19	20	18	18	15	13	9	7	8	8	9	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	S 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	SSE 17	S 15	S 14	SSE 8	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	12	35	19	14	17	23	14	14	25	16	16	16	—	59	121	195	316	721	672	533	461	14	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SE 7	S 4	S 4	ENE 7	S 16	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 7	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 8	SSE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 13
kJ	13	2	2	3	10	5	17	18	18	7	—	—	—	—	4	10	256	10	11	11	14	16	16	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	S 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 8	E 10	ENE 10	E 14	NE 10	NE 9	E 13	E 13
kJ	9	1	12	5	13	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	10	8	10	4	4	3	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	—	—	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	2	—	—	55	59	140	156	583	1064	1351	1487	1224	809	603	416	—	26	—	—	—	452	455	422
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	42	22	22	42	2	92	174	241	312	349	314	259	221	241	211	9	44	9	44	81	221	96	81	81
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7	5	5

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