Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Reef sea temperature is
19.0°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
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2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
18
1.2
NW
16
1.4
NW
16
1.6
NW
15
1.7
NW
14
2
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
503
494
420
350
298
224
528
765
964
1108
1052
1558
1712
1460
1326
1191
1003
827
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:08PM2.73m
2:30AM2.63m
2:41PM2.90m
3:02AM2.79m
3:13PM3.02m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.32m
8:29AM0.35m
8:54PM0.15m
9:02AM0.20m
9:25PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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7:28
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Temp °C
22
20
19
17
17
16
18
21
21
18
16
16
16
16
18
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
15
15
14
15
17
17
14
13
13
14
14
15
19
18
16
15
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