The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is

28.6° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	116	121	148	173	163	168	172	172	205	149	181	173	183	99	73	80	92	109	110	117	124	85	68	63
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:31PM0.37m				11:44AM0.26m				00:04AM0.33m				12:52PM0.28m				00:34AM0.29m				2:00PM0.30m
Low Tide			6:15AM0.08m				5:44PM0.07m				6:49AM0.06m				6:51PM0.12m				7:22AM0.04m					8:07PM0.15m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	26	28	26	26	26	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 9	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	SE 8	SE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	10	19	11	7	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	12	77	77	12	12	12	7	7	7	31	16	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	N 11	NNE 6	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	N 7	NNE 8	SE 8	ESE 8
kJ	8	3	5	5	5	—	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	12	12	1	3	7	3	3	1	7	16	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 8	—	—	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	NE 8	N 7	NNE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5
kJ	116	121	148	173	163	168	172	172	205	149	181	173	183	99	73	80	92	109	110	117	124	85	68	63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Los Pocitos Caracas	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Jacmel South Coast	El Unico Puerto Rico	Casa del Juez Puerto Rico	Margara Puerto Rico	El Unico Puerto Rico	Chirere Caracas	West End Anegada	Los Pocitos Caracas	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Casa del Juez Puerto Rico	Playa Kikitas Puerto Rico	La Bomba Puerto Rico	Los Pocitos Caracas	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Inches Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	487	487	487	878	270	454	763	98	139	149	98	863	105	878	454	454	139	101	80	878	270	454	454	79
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico								El Unico	El Penon Amador	Margara	El Unico						El Penon Amador	Margara	Cueva del Indio					Inches
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1						1	1	1					2
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico								El Unico Puerto Rico	El Penon Amador Puerto Rico	Margara Puerto Rico	El Unico Puerto Rico						El Penon Amador Puerto Rico	Margara Puerto Rico	Cueva del Indio Puerto Rico					Inches Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1						1	1	1					2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4

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