Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 27 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, NNW swell with 538 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Reef (Culebra) this week:
The surf forecast for The Reef (Culebra) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Culebra) in the next 16 days are 1.3m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Culebra) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 133 | 111 | 143 | 146 | 192 | 498 | 411 | 314 | 288 | 325 | 213 | 284 | 213 | 287 | 322 | 185 | 521 | 480 | 472 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.31m | 5:40PM0.36m | 6:23AM0.35m | 6:15PM0.34m | 7:13AM0.40m | 6:49PM0.31m | 8:02AM0.43m | 7:23PM0.28m | 8:50AM0.46m | 7:58PM0.26m | 9:39AM0.48m | 8:35PM0.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.16m | 11:54PM0.17m | 11:32AM0.16m | 00:16AM0.14m | 12:38PM0.17m | 00:40AM0.11m | 1:40PM0.17m | 1:07AM0.07m | 2:40PM0.16m | 1:38AM0.03m | 3:38PM0.16m | 2:14AM0.00m | 4:37PM0.17m | 2:54AM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 125 | 111 | 143 | 146 | 109 | 498 | 411 | 314 | 288 | 325 | 213 | 284 | 213 | 287 | 322 | 185 | 521 | 480 | 472 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NNW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 133 | 98 | 68 | 68 | 192 | 77 | 55 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 14 | 9 | 125 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | E 7 | NE 12 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 76 | 80 | 6 | — | 18 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 85 | 4 | 6 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 86 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 69 | 30 | 80 | 74 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
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