Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | SW 18 | NW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 86 | 187 | 73 | 118 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 338 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.62m | 6:18AM2.55m | 6:39PM2.37m | 6:56AM2.36m | 7:22PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.50m | 12:25PM0.57m | 00:38AM0.73m | 1:07PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 60 | 94 | 73 | 118 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2162 | 1742 | 948 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | NW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 338 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 86 | 187 | 413 | 913 | 1252 | 1586 | 1528 | 1494 | 1658 | 1958 | 2179 | — | — | — | 1102 | 1048 | 1157 | 1159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 598 | 596 | 601 | 236 | 400 | 567 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 565 | 506 | 130 | 124 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 236 | 510 | 236 |
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