Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
21.2° C
1.2° 

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 Reef today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
4 PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.1
S
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
103
112
176
233
277
303
273
216
233
4
10
2
9
18
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:32AM2.06m
12:58PM2.24m
1:29AM2.15m
1:48PM2.38m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.96m
6:37AM0.96m
7:19PM0.86m
7:30AM0.85m
8:06PM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
20
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
19
16
18
19
18
16
15
15
13
14
17
18
18
16
15
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