The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is

29.9°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNE 10	N 13	N 10	N 11	N 11
Wave Graph
kJ	37	60	58	58	57	33	33	31	29	28	28	28	38	35	51	75	89	40	35	52	74	110	110
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
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
High Tide		6:33AM0.30m				7:19PM0.38m				7:26AM0.34m				7:49PM0.37m					8:15AM0.37m				8:18PM0.34m
Low Tide				12:48PM0.12m				1:47AM0.16m				1:41PM0.13m					2:09AM0.13m				2:35PM0.14m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29
Feels °C	30	30	30	30	31	30	29	30	29	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	28	30	30	32	30	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11
kJ	31	28	26	25	21	19	18	17	10	28	28	28	27	35	51	75	89	40	35	51	74	110	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 14	NNE 11	NE 8	NNE 11	NE 8	NNE 11	N 13	N 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10
kJ	37	60	58	58	57	33	33	31	29	10	10	10	38	24	18	24	18	22	29	52	30	29	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	NNE 11	NE 8	NE 11	N 13	NNE 12	NE 11	N 12	NE 16	NNE 16
kJ	16	10	9	9	9	11	11	5	5	5	5	5	5	16	24	18	5	32	26	30	27	10	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	9	9	5	7	6	7	8	17	13	13	13	8	16	24	21	23	23	13	18	21	23	26	27
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	39	39	30	30	98	39	68	39	39	68	98	105	105	67	39	39	39	68	69	30	69	39	68
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Cueva del Indio Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico		Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Little Fiji (Escambron Beach) Puerto Rico		Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico	Caballos Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	7	5

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