The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
0.9
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.9
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
96
178
196
308
284
231
284
388
386
361
320
350
375
946
1189
1249
1193
984
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:14PM3.03m
3:34AM2.94m
3:49PM2.98m
4:06AM2.93m
4:23PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.06m
9:37AM0.11m
9:55PM0.11m
10:11AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
13
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