Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
14
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
13
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
101
101
101
106
120
305
101
501
112
82
73
386
347
206
413
549
563
623
742
694
593
534
478
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM2.25m
10:33PM2.12m
11:12AM2.31m
00:04AM2.23m
12:30PM2.52m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.89m
4:07PM0.85m
4:44AM0.93m
5:46PM0.74m
6:11AM0.79m
6:58PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
23
20
24
26
27
25
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
22
19
24
25
26
24
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
17
16
16
16
18
18
19
16
15
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