Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
17.4°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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3
0
1
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
3
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NNW
13
3.5
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.5
NW
11
1.2
NW
14
2.2
NW
11
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
13
2
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1607
2039
3318
4514
4873
4651
0
0
0
0
0
0
564
0
0
2067
0
1435
1305
0
1305
1245
1240
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:17AM2.44m
1:27PM2.68m
1:53AM2.65m
2:04PM2.85m
2:29AM2.84m
2:42PM2.97m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.57m
7:42PM0.32m
7:54AM0.37m
8:17PM0.16m
8:32AM0.20m
8:53PM0.05m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
12
11
11
9
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
11
12
13
15
15
17
17
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