Surf Forecasts:
Seaford Reef surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Seaford Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Seaford Reef in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seaford Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab a coffee, let’s talk about Seaford Reef. To be brutally honest, it’s a pretty heartbreaking stretch ahead. This spot is a sheltered little beginner reef, and it’s usually pretty inconsistent, but for the next week and a half, it just doesn’t want to play ball.
The whole first week is a write-off. We’ve got a tiny, pathetic pulse of swell that never breaks 5ft, mostly short-period wind slop, and the wind is on it or cross-onto it for the first few days. The combined wave energy is a measly 104 on Tuesday the 28th and even that’s with crummy conditions. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild, but you wouldn’t know it because there’s nothing to surf.
Thursday the 30th morning offers a tease of glassy conditions with a whisper of wind from the WSW at 3 mph, but the swell is a pitiful 1.0ft and the energy is only 11. You could probably sit on your board and have a chat, that’s about it. Friday morning the 31st gets a cleaner look with a cross-off breeze, but again, with 0.7ft of swell and energy of 5, you are just floating.
We then hit a dead zone of around four days with tiny, inconsistent dribble. Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd have some bumpy micro-swell from the north, but again, it's all short-period and won’t form a rideable wave. The 3rd and 4th of August offer clean, offshore winds in the morning with ENE breezes, but the height barely touches 1.0ft. It’s a frustrating tease.
The only real event in the whole 16 days comes up on the horizon, but it’s a grim one. By Monday the 10th of August, the swell starts to build properly, hitting 6ft with 252 in combined energy. Then on Tuesday the 11th of August, we get a big spike: a 10ft swell from the WSW with energy readings of 1121 and 835. The period is only 8 seconds though – short-period wind swell from a storm. The problem? The wind is howling onshore at 22 mph from the WSW, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. For a sheltered reef, this amount of swell is too big for beginners, and with that wind, it’s going to be a washing machine, not a wave. It’s really only going to appeal to experts, and even then, it looks more like a day to drag out a kite than a surfboard.
So, the honest truth? There is no standout. There’s no day to get excited about. If you have to paddle out, the cleanest windows are the mornings of Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, but you’ll be fighting for dribbles. The big swell on the 11th is powerful but messy. A pretty blank run for a break that rarely turns on anyway.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 16 |
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 kJ | 65 | 104 | 175 | 90 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 31 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10AM1.31m | 4:13PM2.03m | 5:25AM1.43m | 4:43PM2.12m | 5:40AM1.52m | 5:07PM2.19m | 5:52AM1.62m | 5:29PM2.23m | 6:04AM1.73m | 5:50PM2.25m | 6:19AM1.85m | 6:13PM2.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.42m | 9:45AM0.90m | 11:16PM0.32m | 10:21AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.28m | 10:48AM0.73m | 11:50PM0.28m | 11:12AM0.66m | 00:04AM0.29m | 11:35AM0.59m | 00:18AM0.32m | 12:01PM0.53m | 00:33AM0.34m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 65 | 104 | 175 | 90 | 26 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 908 | 902 | 617 | 1141 | 128 | 128 | 43 | 128 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 128 | 128 | 44 |
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