Surf Forecasts:
Southend Reef surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, W swell with 1,800 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Southend Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Southend Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southend Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 14 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | W 8 | W 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 22 | 121 | 398 | 58 | 37 | 66 | 1212 | 1800 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.92m | 7:51AM1.88m | 8:18PM1.94m | 9:17AM1.88m | 9:34PM2.04m | 10:32AM1.95m | 10:38PM2.19m | 11:32AM2.06m | 11:32PM2.35m | 12:22PM2.15m | 00:20AM2.47m | 1:06PM2.22m | 1:05AM2.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.58m | 2:04PM0.70m | 2:50AM0.51m | 3:16PM0.69m | 4:02AM0.37m | 4:20PM0.62m | 5:03AM0.21m | 5:15PM0.53m | 5:56AM0.06m | 6:04PM0.44m | 6:44AM-0.03m | 6:50PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 269 | 119 | 39 | 22 | 58 | 55 | 173 | 265 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 58 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 61 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | S 4 | S 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 121 | 398 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 1212 | 1800 | 2527 | 1430 | 404 | 211 | — | 12 | 18 | 63 | 52 | 215 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 75 | 362 | 368 | 259 | 50 | 743 | 417 | 776 | 776 | 580 | 444 | 96 | 50 | 157 | 128 | 259 | 400 | 776 | 259 |
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The above surf forecast table for Southend Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Southend Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Southend Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Southend Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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