Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
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)
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.1
S
13
0.9
WNW
10
3
NNW
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
486
437
242
71
169
166
49
40
77
77
22
45
47
60
78
3
160
0
3
3
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:10AM2.86m
5:26PM2.85m
5:44AM2.73m
6:02PM2.62m
6:18AM2.55m
6:39PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.11m
11:13AM0.19m
11:32PM0.29m
11:48AM0.36m
00:04AM0.50m
12:25PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
26
26
25
23
21
20
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
24
23
25
24
23
22
21
19
19
18
20
19
17
15
13
12
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
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