Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 10AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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4 PM
7 PM
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Rating
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
NW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
13
3
NW
13
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
813
745
600
595
1287
1568
2092
2716
2947
2891
2613
2507
2574
2185
4284
4436
4216
3468
3148
2596
2130
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22AM2.89m
5:44PM2.79m
6:05AM2.75m
6:33PM2.56m
6:57AM2.57m
7:34PM2.31m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.19m
11:50PM0.32m
12:17PM0.36m
00:37AM0.54m
1:14PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
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18
17
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17
18
18
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21
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Feels °C
20
19
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18
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
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18
20
18
18
17
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