The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is

29.6°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22							Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 17	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	28	27	25	24	44	42	40	37	60	58	58	57	33	33
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	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	4:25AM0.24m					6:12PM0.38m				5:33AM0.27m				6:47PM0.39m				6:33AM0.30m				7:19PM0.38m
Low Tide			10:55AM0.10m					1:01AM0.19m				11:53AM0.11m				1:25AM0.17m				12:48PM0.12m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28
Feels °C	31	30	30	31	31	31	29	29	29	29	31	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	30	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	10	23	22	34	33	31	28	26	25	21	19	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	3	15	14	13	24	10	10	42	40	37	60	58	58	57	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	N 13	N 12	N 18	NNE 17	NNE 16	NNE 16	NNE 16	NNE 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	12	6	28	27	25	24	44	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	14	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	E 3	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5
kJ	2	1	1	2	2	3	6	7	10	11	15	17	19	22	23	17	16	14	7	10	11	17	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Baorvco Caribbean Coast	Playa Corrales Caracas	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Los Pocitos Caracas	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Dunes Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Aviones Puerto Rico	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	Botany Bay Saint Thomas	Botany Bay Saint Thomas	El Unico Puerto Rico	Aviones Puerto Rico	Aviones Puerto Rico
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)	495	607	864	1391	878	671	495	495	184	105	105	105	105	69	68	39	39	39	30	30	98	68	68
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico									Dunes	Shacks	Surfers Beach			Surfers Beach	Chatarras	Chatarras	Chatarras	Chatarras	Dogmans (Rincon)	Punta Higuero	Los Tubos	Punta Higuero	Punta Higuero
Rating (10 max)									1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico									Dunes Puerto Rico	Shacks Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico			Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Chatarras Puerto Rico	Dogmans (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Los Tubos Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)									1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	5	9	5	5	5	4	4	7	4	4

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