Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Safety Cove Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Safety Cove Reef at 2AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Safety Cove Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 4430 | 3703 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1262 | 7 | 185 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM0.68m | 1:12PM1.03m | 4:13AM0.68m | 2:01PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.26m | 6:11AM0.66m | 9:10PM0.25m | 7:12AM0.64m | 9:50PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4606 | 4430 | 3703 | 2775 | 2212 | 1556 | 1262 | 908 | 661 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 4556 | 5330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | — | NE 7 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 185 | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5515 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 48 | 1541 | 3996 | 6443 | 6165 | 5526 | 5324 | 4759 | 5730 | 6415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 59 | 608 | 97 | 608 | 611 | 692 | 103 | 478 | 118 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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