Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
0.1
SW
16
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
10
269
235
257
22
21
21
21
21
22
66
44
32
29
24
25
21
21
21
52
49
48
65
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:46AM2.76m
6:02PM2.80m
6:25AM2.66m
6:46PM2.61m
7:12AM2.51m
7:40PM2.39m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.18m
11:48AM0.28m
00:12AM0.31m
12:31PM0.42m
00:55AM0.50m
1:22PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
21
21
20
19
18
19
19
22
26
28
25
23
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
17
20
19
18
18
17
19
18
22
25
25
23
22
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