Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 | 608 | 897 | 1069 | 1350 | 1427 | 1285 | 1214 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 723 | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.32m | 1:23AM2.24m | 1:34PM2.54m | 1:58AM2.44m | 2:08PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.73m | 7:21AM0.73m | 7:51PM0.52m | 7:56AM0.53m | 8:23PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 | 273 | 897 | 1069 | 1350 | 1427 | 1285 | 1214 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 723 | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNW 5 | W 20 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 214 | 608 | 273 | 116 | 85 | 88 | 39 | 79 | 89 | 68 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 19 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 12 | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 14 | 22 | 25 | 53 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 223 | 32 | 32 |
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