Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 107 | 132 | 651 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 582 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44AM2.16m | 8:22PM1.92m | 8:58AM2.00m | 10:00PM1.81m | 10:42AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM1.01m | 2:18AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.14m | 4:00AM1.22m | 5:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 107 | 479 | 651 | 3038 | 3030 | 2803 | 2412 | 2187 | 1805 | 1520 | 1380 | 1162 | 1066 | 967 | 936 | 835 | 807 | 669 | 582 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 9 | NNW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 61 | 132 | 339 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 782 | 597 | 322 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 224 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 19 |
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