Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 616 | 597 | 593 | 668 | 862 | 980 | 1150 | 1260 | 1192 | 1082 | 1046 | 886 | 793 | 660 | 564 | 427 | 342 | 262 | 222 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:15PM2.87m | 3:34AM2.69m | 3:46PM2.98m | 4:05AM2.78m | 4:17PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.24m | 9:32AM0.26m | 9:59PM0.14m | 10:04AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 593 | 668 | 862 | 980 | 1150 | 1260 | 1192 | 1082 | 1046 | 886 | 793 | 660 | 564 | 427 | 342 | 262 | 222 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | NNW 8 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 568 | 616 | 597 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 407 | 221 | 405 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 140 | 405 | 140 | 38 |
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