Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, E swell with 264 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 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Culebra) over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about the next couple of weeks at The Reef (Culebra). The outlook is a bit of a bummer, honestly. The swell is hanging around, but it’s getting absolutely hammered by a persistent cross-shore wind that’s keeping things lumpy and choppy. We’re basically looking at a run of poor surf conditions with no real standout days in the 16-day window.
We start off on Thursday, July 9th, with the most energy we’ll see, with a combined swell energy of (331) and a 5ft easterly swell. But the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-shore, so it’s gonna be a messy, blown-out affair. That same pattern just locks in through the end of the first week and into the second. The swell drops a bit, but that cross-shore wind just won’t let up. Water temp is sitting at 83°, which is right about average for this time of year.
Around Sunday, July 19th, we get a couple of brief windows with a cleaner cross-offshore breeze, but the swell has all but vanished, dropping to 0.3ft. It’s basically a flat spell. The same story repeats around Thursday, July 24th – a little clean-up but no real wave energy to back it up.
Honestly, for the entire 16-day run, there’s nothing that’s going to get your heart pumping. The break is very consistent, but the conditions are just not cooperating. You’d be better off keeping the board in the car and waiting for a change in the wind pattern. The forecasts can change, but right now, this stretch is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | N 10 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 16 | 257 | 239 | 15 | 217 | 57 | 104 | 90 | 67 | 113 | 93 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 131 | 2 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM0.34m | 2:54AM0.19m | 5:55PM0.37m | 3:50AM0.16m | 6:53PM0.40m | 4:55AM0.15m | 7:49PM0.42m | 6:04AM0.16m | 8:41PM0.44m | 7:13AM0.16m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:21AM0.18m | 10:14PM0.42m | 9:29AM0.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.16m | 10:00AM-0.08m | 1:09AM0.15m | 10:55AM-0.10m | 2:12AM0.13m | 11:53AM-0.11m | 3:03AM0.12m | 12:51PM-0.12m | 3:47AM0.12m | 1:49PM-0.10m | 4:27AM0.11m | 2:47PM-0.07m | 5:04AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | 7:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | ENE 9 | N 10 | ENE 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | S 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 314 | 191 | 257 | 239 | 139 | 217 | 57 | 104 | 90 | 67 | 113 | 93 | 77 | 77 | 95 | 104 | 114 | 135 | 131 | 104 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 878 | 487 | 878 | 198 | 569 | 878 | 878 | 414 | 878 | 853 | 454 | 499 | 270 | 105 | 79 | 270 | 101 | 878 | 853 | 82 | 878 |
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