Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 12 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 377 | 10 | 10 | 235 | 257 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 82 | 51 | 49 | 24 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.94m | 5:46AM2.76m | 6:02PM2.80m | 6:25AM2.66m | 6:46PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:48AM0.28m | 00:12AM0.31m | 12:31PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 12 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 377 | 10 | 10 | 235 | 257 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 82 | 51 | 49 | 24 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 15 | — | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | 6 | — | 21 | — | 39 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 600 | 72 | 75 | 104 | 128 | 587 | 539 | 119 | 118 | 535 | 508 | 449 | 497 | 370 | 361 | 139 | 198 | 163 | 203 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 236 | 236 | 553 | 236 | 265 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 236 | 236 | 262 | 236 | 130 | 43 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 222 | 596 | 32 |
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