Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.1
SW
17
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
12
384
384
384
377
10
10
235
257
22
8
8
21
21
22
82
51
49
24
29
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:24PM2.94m
5:46AM2.76m
6:02PM2.80m
6:25AM2.66m
6:46PM2.61m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.19m
11:35PM0.18m
11:48AM0.28m
00:12AM0.31m
12:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
14
13
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
19
18
18
16
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