Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
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0
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0
0
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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)
3.5
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
3
NW
14
0.1
SW
15
3
NW
14
0.1
SW
15
2.4
NW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
W
12
2.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4621
4654
4216
8
3148
8
2193
8
11
1435
7
7
7
9
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
3
3
6
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:57AM2.57m
7:34PM2.31m
8:04AM2.39m
8:57PM2.13m
9:34AM2.31m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.54m
1:14PM0.57m
1:36AM0.77m
2:32PM0.75m
3:00AM0.93m
4:13PM0.80m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
23
23
22
21
23
23
22
22
24
22
21
20
Feels °C
13
14
15
17
19
18
18
16
16
18
19
19
24
23
21
20
23
23
22
23
25
22
22
20
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