Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (18 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 237 | 202 | 170 | 159 | 128 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | NNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 59 | 302 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 172 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 405 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 542 | 561 | 512 |
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