Santos Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.12° E

Santos Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Santos Reef sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.0° 

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


Santos Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 3,130 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santos Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Santos Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Santos Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 13s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 8th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 12s
Most Powerful 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 15s

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


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