Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 5PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 391 | 309 | 292 | 393 | 715 | 885 | 854 | 694 | 740 | 600 | 1118 | 1287 | 1568 | 2023 | 2760 | 2786 | 2736 | 2466 | 2341 | 2412 | 4640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.96m | 5:22AM2.89m | 5:44PM2.79m | 6:05AM2.75m | 6:33PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.09m | 11:09PM0.14m | 11:30AM0.19m | 11:50PM0.32m | 12:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 391 | 309 | 233 | 165 | 119 | 885 | 854 | 694 | 740 | 600 | 1118 | 1287 | 1568 | 2023 | 2760 | 2786 | 2736 | 2466 | 2341 | 2412 | 4640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | — | 12 | 18 | 116 | 10 | 171 | 304 | 469 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 981 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 186 | 292 | 393 | 715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 143 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 261 | 261 | 35 |
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