The Reef (Culebra) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.34° N 65.32° W

The Reef (Culebra) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef (Culebra) sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.5° 

The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, ENE swell with 232 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Reef (Culebra) this week:

The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Culebra) in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 25th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Culebra) over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this is a tough stretch for The Reef (Culebra). The whole 16-day window looks pretty flat and uninspiring, with no real standouts to get excited about.

The swell just never gets going. For most of the period, we’re looking at weak, short-period windswell pushing in from the east and northeast, with wave heights mostly under 4 ft and periods of 6 to 8 seconds. The combined energy is low, often reading in the double digits, like 68 or 81, which is very weak. The winds are a constant problem too—cross or cross-offshore for most of the run, often fresh to moderate breeze strength, which is going to keep the surface lumpy and chopped. Conditions are “poor surf conditions” all the way through.

There’s a tiny bump of energy on Saturday, July 25th, with the swell hitting 5 ft from the ENE, period up to 8 seconds, and combined energy at 238 (moderate). But the wind is a fresh 35 km/h cross-shore, so it’s going to be messy and blown out. Not worth paddling out for.

From around July 29th into early August, the swell drops right off again—heights down to 1 ft or even 0.3 ft, with combined energy as low as 7. There’s a small pulse on the afternoon of August 2nd with 4 ft from the east, but again, winds are fresh cross-offshore, so the surface stays clean but the waves are small and weak.

The Reef is very consistent and exposed to the north swell direction, but the optimum swell direction is from the north, and we’re getting nothing but east and northeast windswell. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

Honestly, this is a real quiet spell. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with stronger cross-shore wind. For a surfer, there’s just nothing to recommend. The blank run is long, and it’s pretty normal for this area to go through periods like this. Don’t write it off completely—forecasts can change—but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.4
ENE
8
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8
1.3
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7
1.3
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7
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8
1.1
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8
0.9
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8
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8
0.7
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0.7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
63
67
143
105
75
131
124
98
232
226
191
191
120
143
88
75
61
61
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
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25
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30
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35
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30
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30
E
25
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25
ENE
20
ESE
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SE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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cross
cross
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cross-off
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High Tide
1:29AM0.22m
4:13PM0.32m
2:01AM0.20m
5:13PM0.32m
2:42AM0.18m
6:08PM0.33m
3:37AM0.17m
6:56PM0.34m
4:40AM0.16m
7:40PM0.35m
5:41AM0.17m
8:19PM0.36m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.17m
8:37AM0.01m
11:00PM0.17m
9:20AM-0.01m
00:19AM0.17m
10:09AM-0.02m
1:20AM0.16m
10:59AM-0.02m
2:06AM0.15m
11:49AM-0.03m
2:44AM0.15m
12:35PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.14m
thunderstorm
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rain showers
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 mm
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5
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5
Temp °C
27
28
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Feels °C
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29
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The above surf forecast table for The Reef (Culebra) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Reef (Culebra) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Reef (Culebra)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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