The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9
Wave Graph
kJ	747	633	513	497	418	347	347	284	224	198	158	156	115	223	210	164	161	161	158	158	151	145	139
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			9:39AM0.48m				8:35PM0.24m				10:30AM0.48m				9:14PM0.22m					11:24AM0.47m			10:00PM0.22m
Low Tide	2:14AM0.00m				4:37PM0.17m				2:54AM-0.02m					5:37PM0.17m			3:39AM-0.02m					6:39PM0.18m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9
kJ	747	633	513	497	418	347	347	284	224	198	158	156	115	223	210	164	161	161	158	158	151	145	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	N 12	E 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 7
kJ	23	30	35	33	29	29	29	28	93	30	121	86	85	36	36	49	35	34	47	33	29	32	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	ENE 8	NE 8	ESE 7	—	NE 12	NW 11	N 12	E 7	N 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 10	—	—	SSE 5	E 10	N 13	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	SE 9
kJ	75	26	17	5	—	6	20	44	28	65	22	37	37	15	—	—	9	2	3	2	2	8	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	ESE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 7
kJ	45	47	46	36	36	36	32	24	24	20	87	17	16	16	20	14	11	8	11	6	8	11	54
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	30	68	65	65	30	30	30	30	39	39	69	65	69	69	68	39	39	39	65	30	39	39	39
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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