Surf Forecasts:
Nobbys Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period, SE swell with 1,291 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nobbys Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Nobbys Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nobbys Reef in the next 16 days are 2.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nobbys Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright crew, Rusty here with a look at Nobbys Reef over the next couple of weeks. This advanced reef spot is fussy, and the forecast is all over the place.
We start off rough on Wednesday the 8th: an 8ft SE swell with an 11-second period, but the wind is a dirty cross-onshore from the SSE. It’s choppy and ugly, with massive energy, but no quality for a paddle. Water temp is a normal 66°F, nothing strange there.
Thursday the 9th is still messy. The swell drops to around 7ft, but it’s still cross and cross-onshore, keeping things lumpy. Not worth the drive.
Friday morning the 10th is a little better. Swell down to 5ft from the SE, period at 9 seconds, but the wind goes light offshore from the W. It’s clean. Not a standout, but a fun little window.
Saturday the 11th is the pick of the first week. Morning has a clean 4ft SE swell with a light offshore NW breeze – glassy and tidy. Energy is low, so it won’t be pumping, but it’ll be clean. Afternoon stays clean with offshore NW winds, but the swell drops to 3ft.
Sunday and Monday the 12th and 13th get small and weak, barely 2ft with very low energy. Clean, but no push.
From Tuesday the 14th through Friday the 17th, it’s flat and mostly rubbish. Swell heights barely reach 2ft, and by the 16th and 17th we get strong to near-gale cross-shore winds kicking up a nasty little windswell. That’s not surf.
Saturday morning the 18th brings a 6ft ESE swell with a moderate cross-offshore breeze. Clean, and the energy climbs back. Improving.
Sunday the 19th is the standout in the second week. Morning brings a clean 6ft S swell with a light cross-offshore breeze. Energy is strong. The afternoon gets even better: a clean 5ft SSE swell with a moderate offshore NW wind. This is the best looking window of the whole run – glassy, punchy, and the reef will be working.
Monday the 20th offers a bigger 6ft SE swell (11s period) with fresh offshore winds. Tuesday the 21st pushes up to 8ft with a long 12-second period from the ESE, but the winds are fresh and cross-offshore, making it a handful for experts only.
Wednesday the 22nd settles to a 5ft E groundswell (12s) with clean cross-offshore winds. Thursday the 23rd morning brings a solid 7ft S swell with light offshore winds – clean and powerful. The afternoon, though, spikes to a massive 10ft S swell with a 13-second period and cross-onshore winds – way too big for this break, with massive energy.
To wrap it: Saturday the 11th is your clean, small fun in the first week. Sunday the 19th is the absolute standout – your best bet for clean, solid waves. Stay safe.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1467 | 1227 | 1051 | 757 | 602 | 449 | 382 | 459 | 365 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 100 | 54 | 35 | 54 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.43m | 2:35AM1.24m | 3:28PM1.51m | 3:48AM1.18m | 4:29PM1.62m | 5:04AM1.16m | 5:30PM1.73m | 6:15AM1.19m | 6:28PM1.83m | 7:17AM1.23m | 7:23PM1.91m | 8:13AM1.29m | 8:15PM1.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.58m | 8:47AM0.44m | 10:03PM0.52m | 9:44AM0.45m | 11:16PM0.43m | 10:44AM0.44m | 00:23AM0.32m | 11:45AM0.42m | 1:21AM0.22m | 12:44PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.14m | 1:41PM0.37m | 3:03AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1467 | 1227 | 710 | 757 | 602 | 449 | 382 | 459 | 365 | 176 | 115 | 176 | 100 | 54 | 35 | 54 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 250 | 269 | 492 | 99 | 25 | 85 | 108 | 8 | 40 | 169 | 176 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1051 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 0 |
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