Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Reef today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.6
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
142
142
76
68
114
194
114
114
112
104
82
80
88
104
204
3
3
3
3
3
99
179
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM2.24m
12:17PM2.57m
00:57AM2.44m
1:11PM2.77m
1:44AM2.63m
1:57PM2.93m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.77m
6:47PM0.46m
6:59AM0.56m
7:35PM0.27m
7:45AM0.37m
8:15PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:13
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7:10
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Temp °C
21
21
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
16
14
15
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
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