The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is

29.8°C

The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Reef (Culebra) today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

Table - waves today at The Reef (Culebra). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	339	569	700	722	718	614	540	447	363	403	332	224	218	133	136	140	111	143	157	157	194	109	194	146
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:06AM0.24m				4:25PM0.38m				4:22AM0.27m					5:04PM0.37m				5:27AM0.31m				5:40PM0.36m
Low Tide	11:04PM0.20m			9:06AM0.14m					11:31PM0.19m			10:21AM0.16m					11:54PM0.17m				11:32AM0.16m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	339	569	700	722	718	614	540	447	363	403	332	224	218	125	114	140	111	143	157	157	194	109	194	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 8	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	55	39	38	37	36	34	23	23	23	11	12	94	85	133	136	104	98	70	69	69	68	68	78	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 13	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	NE 10	NE 8	NE 9	NNW 11	ENE 9	N 13
kJ	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	16	4	11	3	4	1	6	2	5	4	2	13	73	15	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 7	SSE 2	SE 7	E 7	SE 3	SE 3	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	1	9	4	2	2	8	8	8	12	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	65	30	30	30	39
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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