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Lat Long: 43.18° S 147.86° E

Safety Cove Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Safety Cove Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.2° 

Safety Cove Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Safety Cove Reef surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 5,850 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 27 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Safety Cove Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Safety Cove Reef in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 15s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 29) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 27th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Thu 29th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 29th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 16 days.


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