Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1462
1682
1655
1381
2187
1863
594
1381
1169
1149
1229
1575
2345
3010
3210
2757
2394
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05AM2.98m
2:22PM3.04m
2:43AM3.05m
3:03PM3.02m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.05m
8:11AM0.07m
8:30PM0.01m
8:51AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:43
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
16
19
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
14
11
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