Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
1
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
341
292
555
580
561
533
445
437
437
383
396
344
293
241
608
897
1069
1350
1427
1285
1231
946
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
W
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:03PM2.12m
00:41AM2.05m
12:55PM2.32m
1:23AM2.24m
1:34PM2.54m
Low Tide
5:40AM1.12m
6:33PM0.94m
6:39AM0.94m
7:16PM0.73m
7:21AM0.73m
7:51PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
27
23
25
28
27
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
23
23
20
19
19
18
20
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
25
20
23
26
25
22
20
20
21
23
24
24
22
22
19
18
18
17
19
22
21
19
19
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