Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 5PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1147 | 1337 | 1605 | 1674 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 189 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 120 | 268 | 447 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10AM2.22m | 7:47PM1.94m | 8:17AM2.07m | 9:11PM1.84m | 9:47AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.96m | 1:40AM1.08m | 2:49PM1.09m | 3:05AM1.17m | 4:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1147 | 1337 | 1447 | 1460 | 1460 | 1386 | 1291 | 1363 | 1386 | 1238 | 1081 | 21 | 248 | 327 | 188 | 551 | 471 | 452 | 344 | 447 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 337 | 220 | 232 | 186 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | — | 189 | 85 | 241 | 8 | 32 | 120 | 268 | 22 | 649 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | NW 19 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 23 | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 1095 | 1605 | 1674 | 370 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | 1121 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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