Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
0.7
W
11
1.5
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2551
2773
2994
1679
1788
1730
1121
852
589
623
913
914
626
116
534
292
302
200
148
257
560
681
738
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM3.05m
3:47PM2.92m
4:07AM2.98m
4:35PM2.75m
4:55AM2.84m
5:30PM2.54m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.03m
9:51PM0.16m
10:21AM0.13m
10:37PM0.33m
11:13AM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
16
20
21
20
21
20
19
19
20
23
21
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
20
18
16
16
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