Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Reef Park surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period, ESE swell with 23 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ocean Reef Park this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ocean Reef Park in the next 16 days are 0.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Reef Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Ocean Reef Park over the next 16 days is a tough one. There’s just no real surf to get excited about. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly poor conditions, so if you’re hanging for a proper wave, you’re going to be waiting.
Looking at the whole period from Friday 14 August through Saturday 29 August, there’s not a single day that I’d call rideable. The swell barely cracks 2ft at its best, and most of the time it’s hovering around 0.3ft to 1.0ft. The combined swell energy is pitiful – you’re looking at values between 4 and 50, which is well below what you’d need for a decent wave (weak energy). The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with the odd glassy moment on Monday 17 August morning, Tuesday 18 August morning, Thursday 20 August morning, Saturday 22 August morning, and Friday 28 August morning. But even on those glassy mornings, the swell is tiny – 0.7ft at best – so the surface might be clean, but there’s nothing to ride.
There’s a slight bump in swell energy on Sunday 23 August morning, with a combined energy of 50 and 2ft from the NNE, but the period is only 7 seconds (short period, weak chop) and the wind is onshore at 15 km/h (9 mph), making it a messy little windswell. Not worth paddling out for.
Given the lack of any decent swell, the consistent lack of quality, and the mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds, this stretch is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – if you’ve got a kite and the wind picks up, there’s more to work with than there is for a surfboard.
Bottom line: there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. Ocean Reef Park is a beach and reef setup, but with the swell this small and the wind often messy, you’re better off finding something else to do. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now – take a break.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM0.97m | 10:22AM0.95m | 10:44PM0.96m | 11:10AM0.94m | 11:26PM0.92m | 11:56AM0.91m | 00:07AM0.88m | 12:41PM0.87m | 00:50AM0.83m | 1:27PM0.81m | 1:33AM0.78m | 2:16PM0.77m | 2:21AM0.74m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM-0.06m | 4:11PM-0.06m | 4:36AM-0.07m | 4:58PM0.01m | 5:23AM-0.04m | 5:45PM0.09m | 6:09AM0.01m | 6:33PM0.17m | 6:57AM0.07m | 7:23PM0.24m | 7:48AM0.14m | 8:16PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | S 5 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | ESE 12 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1230 | 1015 | 1734 | 1223 | 288 | 1734 | 36 | 288 | 408 | 307 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 219 | 277 | 122 | 127 | 378 | 129 |
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