Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 944 | 1912 | 2254 | 2348 | 2348 | 1968 | 1871 | 1672 | 1064 | 1467 | 1777 | 1777 | 1607 | 1817 | 2483 | 3788 | 4107 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.22m | 12:48PM2.48m | 1:17AM2.44m | 1:27PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.74m | 6:36AM0.78m | 7:06PM0.53m | 7:17AM0.57m | 7:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 944 | 1912 | 2254 | 2348 | 2348 | 1968 | 1871 | 1672 | 1064 | 1467 | 1777 | 1777 | 1607 | 1817 | 2483 | 3788 | 4107 | 3853 | 3504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 648 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 542 | 220 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 236 | 34 | 236 |
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