Palm Beach Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° S 151.34° E

Palm Beach Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Palm Beach Reef sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Palm Beach Reef today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Palm Beach Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
N
3
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
23
12
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
5
0
16
16
27
24
20
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
E
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:10AM1.23m
1:54PM1.52m
2:18AM1.16m
3:00PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.36m
7:15AM0.29m
8:28PM0.39m
8:12AM0.36m
9:48PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
12
15
15
13
12
10
8
8
12
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
5
5
5
9
13
11
10
9
7
5
5
9
13
11
11
11
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