Seaford Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 138.47° E

Seaford Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Seaford Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

Seaford 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 Seaford Reef today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Seaford Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.8
N
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.9
W
6
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
29
17
14
14
24
15
15
15
15
18
43
37
68
256
548
448
282
160
66
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM1.56m
7:16AM2.08m
6:57PM1.30m
7:46AM1.87m
6:23PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.47m
00:37AM0.39m
1:47PM0.65m
00:44AM0.45m
2:30PM0.88m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
17
18
16
15
15
13
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
8
8
11
14
14
13
13
10
8
5
5
6
5
8
8
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