Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 116 | 200 | 255 | 301 | 327 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.11m | 10:46AM2.12m | 11:21PM2.03m | 11:56AM2.15m | 00:32AM2.06m | 12:58PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.96m | 5:05PM1.00m | 5:31AM1.00m | 6:19PM0.96m | 6:37AM0.96m | 7:19PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 116 | 200 | 255 | 301 | 327 | 383 | 443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 43 | 32 | 469 | 669 | 669 | 469 | 288 | 270 | 136 | 136 | 469 | 485 | 600 | 506 | 596 | 172 | 184 | 184 | 35 | 984 | 936 | 608 | 577 |
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