The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at The Reef today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NNW
13
2.2
NW
13
2
NNW
13
2
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2803
2193
1811
1699
1551
1317
1297
1005
972
807
780
706
628
530
500
452
386
362
292
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
W
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:34PM2.31m
8:04AM2.39m
8:57PM2.13m
9:34AM2.31m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.57m
1:36AM0.77m
2:32PM0.75m
3:00AM0.93m
4:13PM0.80m
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Temp °C
20
20
19
18
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19
20
24
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22
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
18
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25
22
20
20
23
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25
23
22
22
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