Surf Forecasts:
Southend Reef surf forecast from 8 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 14 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSE swell with 54 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s 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 14) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Southend Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | W 12 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 9 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:53AM2.02m | 6:52PM1.75m | 6:44AM1.97m | 7:49PM1.80m | 7:41AM1.96m | 8:48PM1.88m | 8:44AM1.98m | 9:44PM1.99m | 9:48AM2.05m | 10:37PM2.10m | 10:52AM2.15m | 11:28PM2.21m | 11:52AM2.25m | 00:18AM2.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.52m | 00:41AM0.87m | 1:31PM0.50m | 1:43AM0.86m | 2:23PM0.45m | 2:45AM0.79m | 3:17PM0.39m | 3:44AM0.66m | 4:11PM0.33m | 4:40AM0.50m | 5:05PM0.28m | 5:34AM0.33m | 5:58PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:04 |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | S 6 | WNW 11 | — | — | S 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 6 | S 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 173 | 184 | 194 | 11 | 240 | — | — | 1 | 158 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 213 | 121 | 263 | 214 | 119 | 51 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | W 12 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 12 | S 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 67 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 49 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WNW 6 | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 3 | S 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 200 | — | 196 | 197 | 222 | 5 | 16 | 378 | 353 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 77 | 397 | 50 | 156 | 388 | 50 | 59 | 333 | 367 | 329 | 357 | 50 | 4 | 320 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 15 |
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