Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 630 | 725 | 740 | 560 | 771 | 943 | 1008 | 864 | 745 | 516 | 346 | 310 | 245 | 239 | 208 | 166 | 139 | 96 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:11AM2.08m | 1:28PM2.34m | 1:54AM2.25m | 2:08PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.92m | 7:12AM0.91m | 7:48PM0.74m | 7:53AM0.72m | 8:24PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 630 | 725 | 740 | 560 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 516 | 346 | 310 | 245 | 239 | 208 | 166 | 139 | 96 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 8 | SSW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 76 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 12 | N 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 101 | 72 | 130 | 771 | 943 | 1008 | 864 | 745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 285 | 265 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 400 | 400 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 416 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 42 | 43 |
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