Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Reef at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 38 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.71m | 7:02AM2.50m | 7:21PM2.44m | 7:44AM2.32m | 8:08PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.38m | 00:49AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.59m | 1:27AM0.69m | 1:50PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 352 | 328 | 277 | 238 | 238 | 226 | 237 | 277 | 277 | 284 | 232 | 207 | 163 | 163 | 123 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 217 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 405 | 1 |
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