Surf Forecasts:
Seaford Reef surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, NNW swell with 75 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Seaford Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, listen up. It's a bleak outlook for Seaford Reef over the next 16 days. We're staring down a long stretch of nothing. For nearly two weeks straight, there's zero surf worth paddling out for.
The only faint glimmer comes on Sunday, September 27th. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the southwest, but it's got a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The wind is a clean offshore from the ESE at 12 mph, which is a big tick for cleanliness at this reef. The wave energy hits 164, which is moderate, but the call is just "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not going to be a classic. The swell drops off quickly, and the afternoon is back down to poor form.
After that, it's back to the doldrums. The morning of Monday the 28th shows a clean 2ft wave from the south-southwest, but again, it's tiny. There's nothing else in the window.
If you're jonesing for a surf, that Sunday morning is the only option, and it's a thin one. The water's about average temp for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
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 kJ | 8 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.98m | 5:29PM1.91m | 5:31AM2.10m | 5:39PM1.84m | 5:45AM2.18m | 5:50PM1.76m | 6:03AM2.21m | 6:03PM1.67m | 6:24AM2.18m | 6:18PM1.55m | 6:49AM2.06m | 6:34PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.38m | 11:25AM0.32m | 11:22PM0.40m | 11:44AM0.34m | 11:29PM0.37m | 12:02PM0.36m | 11:40PM0.32m | 12:22PM0.40m | 11:54PM0.28m | 12:46PM0.47m | 00:11AM0.29m | 1:13PM0.58m | 00:28AM0.36m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 4 | W 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 505 | 43 | 489 | 44 | 139 | 128 | 139 | 128 | 135 | 139 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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