Surf Forecasts:
Seaford Reef surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, WSW swell with 542 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 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seaford Reef over the next 16 days.
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Right. Let’s call it like it is. The whole sixteen-day stretch is a dead loss. Not a single moment where you’d want to be out there. The swell is flat or junk, and the wind is always in the wrong spot.
We open on Friday, July 3rd, at Seaford Reef. There's a 5ft swell out of the WSW, but it’s got a weak 6-second period. The wind’s a 15 mph cross-onshore, and it’s choppy as hell. The combined energy is a feeble 137 (weak), and the rating is a zero. It just gets worse. The rest of the first week and into the second is a ghost town: waves from 0.3ft to 1ft with clean but absolutely useless conditions. On July 8th, there’s a glassy morning with a 0.3ft swell from the SW and a 17-second period—that’s just a ghost pulse. No power.
When some size finally shows on July 11th—4ft to 6ft—the wind is howling at 18 to 25 mph cross to cross-onshore, creating a complete mess. The biggest swell hits on July 14th, a 7ft from the WSW, but it’s attached to a nasty 21 mph cross-onshore, leaving it lumpy and blown-out. This is an inconsistent, sheltered reef, and it just isn’t working.
Absolute zero standouts. A total washout from start to finish. If you’re into kites, that wind on the 11th and 14th might be fun, but for surfers? Don’t bother.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 3 | N 3 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 816 | 137 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.50m | 5:57PM2.23m | 6:42AM1.60m | 6:25PM2.22m | 7:08AM1.70m | 6:57PM2.15m | 7:40AM1.78m | 7:33PM2.02m | 8:18AM1.83m | 8:11PM1.81m | 9:03AM1.84m | 8:51PM1.55m | 10:01AM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.36m | 11:31AM0.73m | 00:42AM0.37m | 12:03PM0.69m | 1:04AM0.39m | 12:40PM0.69m | 1:30AM0.44m | 1:22PM0.72m | 1:59AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.81m | 2:29AM0.64m | 3:12PM0.93m | 2:58AM0.77m | 5:00PM1.05m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | — | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | S 16 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 816 | 137 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 958 | 128 | 44 | 43 | 128 | 44 | 135 | 135 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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