Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 11 | 66 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 6:35PM2.97m | 7:03AM2.57m | 7:21PM2.75m | 7:50AM2.42m | 8:09PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.28m | 00:53AM0.25m | 1:00PM0.44m | 1:37AM0.45m | 1:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 65 | 99 | 102 | 10 | 10 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 39 | 42 | — | 66 | 71 | 8 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 102 | 105 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 1359 | 984 | 936 | 322 | 224 | 140 | 184 | 38 | 549 | 405 | 405 | 273 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 196 | 669 | 669 | 318 | 38 |
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