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Nobbys Reef

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.80° E

Nobbys Reef Surf Photo: 'Clean Nobbys Reef' by Noah Denzin

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is

17.8° C

0.8°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	S	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	SSE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WNW	SSE	SW
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	SSW
	10 s	off		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	WNW	SSE	SSW
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NW	SSE	SW
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	NW	SSE	SSW
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NW	SSE	S
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NNW	SSE	SE
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	NW	SSE	ESE
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 24 minutes after low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.6 ft). Range 1.93m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Nobbys Reef Surf Photo: 'Clean Nobbys Reef' by Noah Denzin

This was a really fun day with some nice clean ones coming through.

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User: Noah Denzin (5 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:25 am 8 Jul 2014