Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 222 | 216 | 211 | 187 | 187 | 219 | 320 | 347 | 332 | 396 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 183 | 318 | 348 | 341 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:17PM3.03m | 4:37AM2.82m | 4:50PM3.02m | 5:10AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.09m | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:01PM0.10m | 11:11AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 222 | 216 | 211 | 187 | 187 | 219 | 320 | 347 | 332 | 396 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 183 | 318 | 348 | 341 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 24 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | — | 46 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 114 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 405 | 305 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 236 | 669 | 241 | 420 |
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