Surf Forecasts:
Southend Reef surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, W swell with 831 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southend Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Southend Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Southend Reef in the next 16 days are 1.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southend Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 10 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 9 | S 5 | S 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 3 | 12 | 36 | 85 | 47 | 18 | 71 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.81m | 4:26AM2.13m | 5:08PM1.76m | 5:08AM2.08m | 5:57PM1.73m | 5:53AM2.02m | 6:52PM1.75m | 6:44AM1.97m | 7:49PM1.80m | 7:41AM1.96m | 8:48PM1.88m | 8:44AM1.98m | 9:44PM1.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.46m | 10:11PM0.72m | 11:07AM0.50m | 10:53PM0.78m | 11:53AM0.53m | 11:43PM0.84m | 12:41PM0.52m | 00:41AM0.87m | 1:31PM0.50m | 1:43AM0.86m | 2:23PM0.45m | 2:45AM0.79m | 3:17PM0.39m | 3:44AM0.66m | |||||||
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 | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:01 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 471 | 260 | 229 | 42 | 47 | 88 | 71 | 141 | 125 | 74 | 158 | 139 | 170 | 209 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 55 | — | 161 | 121 | 37 | — | — | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | S 14 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 46 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 27 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 36 | 85 | — | 18 | 16 | 40 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1051 | 356 | 193 | 131 | 192 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 15 | 50 | 27 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 77 | 15 | 66 | 2 | 66 | 66 | 397 | 66 | 784 | 1119 | 259 | 425 | 468 | 231 |
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