Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.98° N 9.42° W

Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Reef sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Reef at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
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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)
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
13
3
NW
13
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3.5
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
3
NW
14
0.1
SW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
W
12
2.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
1.9
NW
12
0.2
W
11
1.7
NW
12
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
2716
2947
2891
2613
2495
2233
2302
4621
4654
4216
8
3148
2633
2193
8
11
1413
7
7
961
9
781
7
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM2.75m
6:33PM2.56m
6:57AM2.57m
7:34PM2.31m
8:04AM2.39m
8:57PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.32m
12:17PM0.36m
00:37AM0.54m
1:14PM0.57m
1:36AM0.77m
2:32PM0.75m
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Temp °C
17
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18
18
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Feels °C
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12
12
12
14
14
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18
16
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16
17
18
18
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25
23
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