Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 8PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 439 | 1255 | 1324 | 1104 | 643 | 566 | 509 | 524 | 601 | 791 | 699 | 805 | 897 | 778 | 650 | 441 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:22AM2.03m | 00:11AM1.94m | 12:36PM2.16m | 1:11AM2.08m | 1:28PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM1.07m | 6:14AM1.07m | 7:03PM0.92m | 7:12AM0.91m | 7:48PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 312 | 248 | 188 | 143 | 1255 | 1324 | 1104 | 643 | 566 | 509 | 524 | 601 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 441 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 439 | 106 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 126 | 169 | 145 | 80 | 791 | 699 | 805 | 897 | 778 | 650 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 43 | 405 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 143 | 224 | 136 | 143 | 136 | 143 | 143 | 285 | 400 | 407 | 407 | 143 | 35 |
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