Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:02AM2.50m | 7:21PM2.44m | 7:44AM2.32m | 8:08PM2.18m | 8:37AM2.15m | 9:12PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.59m | 1:27AM0.69m | 1:50PM0.80m | 2:12AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 277 | 270 | 270 | 237 | 191 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 70 | 66 | 41 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 99 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 213 | 158 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 420 | 542 | 420 |
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