The Reef (Culebra) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is

29.7°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 8	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	40	45	50	40	31	32	28	37	46	48	56	62	62	61	61	9	9
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			7:40AM0.40m				7:37PM0.34m					8:29AM0.43m				8:10PM0.31m				9:15AM0.44m				8:42PM0.28m
Low Tide	1:24AM0.12m					2:06PM0.14m			1:54AM0.09m					3:04PM0.15m				2:25AM0.07m				3:58PM0.16m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	27	28	27	27	28	27	28	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	SE 5	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	13	13	6	6	6	6	12	12	13	21	20	7	18	19	20	19	18	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 7	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 8	E 9	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 10	NE 9	NE 7
kJ	5	5	12	12	11	5	6	5	5	9	9	10	7	7	5	7	6	1	1	6	5	4	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 7	N 9	N 9	N 8	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 7	E 10	NE 10	E 9	NE 7	NE 9
kJ	—	1	2	1	6	11	11	10	10	2	2	8	3	3	3	2	1	1	9	2	4	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	52	40	40	45	37	37	40	40	45	50	40	31	32	28	37	46	48	56	62	62	61	61	62	62
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	82	1185	1149	941	868	487	414	98	422	878	878	878	487	495	74	68	68	520	871	871	68	74
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico	Playa Motones	El Escambrón	El Escambrón							Cueva del Indio							Islitas	El Escambrón	Cueva del Indio				Playa Motones	Islitas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1							1							1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Puerto Rico	Playa Motones Puerto Rico	El Escambrón Puerto Rico	El Escambrón Puerto Rico							Cueva del Indio Puerto Rico							Islitas Puerto Rico	El Escambrón Puerto Rico	Cueva del Indio Puerto Rico				Playa Motones Puerto Rico	Islitas Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1							1							1	1	1				1	1
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Pascuales Mexico	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6	5	5

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