Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 89 | 312 | 749 | 934 | 792 | 669 | 745 | 440 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.03m | 10:42PM1.88m | 11:22AM2.03m | 00:11AM1.94m | 12:36PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM1.09m | 4:18PM1.11m | 4:48AM1.16m | 5:56PM1.07m | 6:14AM1.07m | 7:03PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 123 | 234 | 286 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 461 | 480 | 446 | 378 | 287 | 222 | 184 | 140 | 749 | 934 | 792 | 669 | 745 | 440 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 43 | 39 | 22 | — | 2 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 100 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 312 | 103 | 90 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 89 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 297 | 237 | 215 | 243 | 917 | 794 | 692 | 615 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | 101 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 512 | 220 | 32 | 32 | 236 | 703 | 599 | 549 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 86 | 234 |
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