Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 37 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.18m | 8:37AM2.15m | 9:12PM1.98m | 9:50AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.80m | 2:12AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.00m | 3:15AM1.09m | 4:18PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
68 | 64 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 37 | 61 | 158 | 234 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 11 | — | — |
27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | NNW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 17 | — | 10 | 21 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 250 | 393 | 310 | 272 | 235 | 1011 | 978 | 886 | 886 | 832 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 542 | 221 | 221 | 542 | 265 | 130 | 32 | 236 | 598 | 553 | 546 | 265 |
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