Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.2° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
9
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1
WSW
11
1.6
W
7
0.9
WSW
11
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1578
1547
1412
1450
1552
1422
1275
1394
1573
1412
977
805
374
303
328
254
257
208
218
269
236
206
163
135
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:11PM2.46m
4:25AM2.61m
4:49PM2.32m
5:04AM2.48m
5:30PM2.17m
5:49AM2.35m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.43m
10:07PM0.57m
10:39AM0.56m
10:44PM0.69m
11:20AM0.71m
11:24PM0.82m
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7:16
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7:18
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5:25
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5:24
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5:23
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 mm
1
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1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
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