Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Culebra) surf forecast from 16 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 20 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, NNW swell with 699 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s 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 Monday (Oct 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Culebra) in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 8s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Culebra) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 |
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 kJ | 23 | 25 | 35 | 86 | 143 | 150 | 92 | 64 | 59 | 71 | 52 | 61 | 95 | 569 | 557 | 226 | 141 | 108 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53PM0.22m | 1:00PM0.38m | 11:34PM0.21m | 1:54PM0.37m | 00:29AM0.21m | 2:49PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.22m | 3:39PM0.38m | 3:06AM0.24m | 4:25PM0.38m | 4:22AM0.27m | 5:04PM0.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.07m | 8:34PM0.20m | 5:55AM0.08m | 9:37PM0.20m | 6:48AM0.10m | 10:27PM0.20m | 7:53AM0.12m | 11:04PM0.20m | 9:06AM0.14m | 11:31PM0.19m | 10:21AM0.16m | 11:54PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 21 | 86 | 143 | 150 | 92 | 64 | 59 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 569 | 557 | 226 | 141 | 108 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 13 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 71 | 22 | 43 | 95 | 44 | 42 | 180 | 135 | 90 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 14 | NNW 15 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 87 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 371 | 200 | 69 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
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