Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.9° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
0.1
S
18
1.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
232
183
175
168
133
130
127
127
126
156
114
0
0
6
288
12
13
6
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:01PM3.26m
4:27AM2.93m
4:42PM3.25m
5:07AM2.90m
5:22PM3.14m
Low Tide
10:18PM-0.10m
10:26AM0.04m
10:58PM-0.07m
11:05AM0.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
21
20
18
17
16
18
18
19
19
20
18
17
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