Surf Forecasts:
Reef surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NNW swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Reef in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this outlook for the Reef is a tough one to write.
Honestly, right now, and for the entire 16-day window, there's nothing that gets a surfer out of bed. I'm looking at a long, blank stretch. The first record kicks off on Saturday the 11th of July with tiny, weak 1 ft NW swell, but it's cross-shore and messy. It never really gets its act together.
We basically have a solid 16 days of tiny surf with poor conditions. The combined swell energy stays weak throughout – it barely breaks 100 (moderate) on the afternoon of the 11th and Sunday the 12th morning (149), but don't be fooled; the quality just isn't there. Most days the combined energy is below 100, a lot of the time down in the single digits for the second week. The wind is almost always cross or cross-on, and often a fresh breeze. For a spot rated "advanced" and a reef break, it needs more size and direction to work.
The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year – it's not a deal-breaker, but you'll feel it on a windy day.
Honestly, for the first week, the mornings are your only hope, but even then it’s dim. Sunday the 12th morning is about as good as it gets: a 2 ft NW swell with a clean cross-off breeze from the SSE. The combined energy is moderate (149), but that's still tiny for a reef. Thursday the 16th morning has a light cross-shore, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft. The focus then shifts to the second week, but the swell just disappears – from the 18th of July onward, we're talking 0.3 ft leftovers from the south with very little energy (combined energy between 3 and 12). By Sunday the 26th, it’s completely flat.
The only highlight I can find is that the swell direction for a couple of days is NW and WNW, which is in the ballpark of the optimum SW for this spot, but at those sizes, it just doesn't matter.
Forget the paddle board. With the wind blowing fresh a lot of the time and tiny, weak waves, this setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than surfing. Surf-wise, it’s a blank run. Sometimes the forecast changes, but for now, it's a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 72 | 115 | 81 | 78 | 84 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 77 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.56m | 1:15AM2.55m | 1:42PM2.75m | 2:15AM2.69m | 2:37PM2.95m | 3:09AM2.81m | 3:29PM3.11m | 4:00AM2.87m | 4:17PM3.21m | 4:47AM2.87m | 5:04PM3.22m | 5:33AM2.81m | 5:50PM3.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.50m | 7:24AM0.46m | 8:01PM0.30m | 8:20AM0.32m | 8:57PM0.11m | 9:12AM0.20m | 9:48PM-0.01m | 10:00AM0.13m | 10:37PM-0.07m | 10:46AM0.11m | 11:24PM-0.03m | 11:30AM0.16m | 00:09AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 72 | 115 | 68 | 78 | 84 | 37 | 30 | 51 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | NW 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | S 11 | WNW 8 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 46 | 56 | 81 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | N 7 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 28 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 405 | 43 | 0 | 223 | 32 | 1 | 484 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 407 | 35 | 32 | 984 | 288 | 448 | 985 | 265 |
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