The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
38
38
63
65
65
64
63
61
58
56
55
55
55
55
55
54
54
53
52
50
41
39
49
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17AM2.28m
9:39PM2.38m
10:24AM2.31m
10:52PM2.37m
11:34AM2.40m
00:06AM2.43m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.79m
4:01AM0.67m
4:33PM0.77m
5:11AM0.66m
5:49PM0.67m
6:21AM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:05
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
17
19
19
16
15
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
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