Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
92
87
81
99
78
78
76
84
32
33
64
25
70
101
74
74
70
64
47
41
41
40
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:15AM2.55m
1:42PM2.75m
2:15AM2.69m
2:37PM2.95m
3:09AM2.81m
3:29PM3.11m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.46m
8:01PM0.30m
8:20AM0.32m
8:57PM0.11m
9:12AM0.20m
9:48PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
18
18
19
19
17
18
18
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
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