Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1605 | 1775 | 1460 | 1386 | 1291 | 1309 | 1284 | 1141 | 1081 | 1027 | 385 | 300 | 463 | 500 | 480 | 383 | 307 | 447 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.94m | 8:17AM2.07m | 9:11PM1.84m | 9:47AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.96m | 1:40AM1.08m | 2:49PM1.09m | 3:05AM1.17m | 4:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1553 | 1460 | 1460 | 1386 | 1291 | 1309 | 1284 | 1141 | 1081 | 21 | 385 | 300 | 463 | 500 | 480 | 383 | 307 | 287 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 232 | 186 | 135 | 99 | 67 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | — | 189 | 130 | 76 | 8 | 32 | 120 | 268 | 447 | 649 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | N 10 | W 10 | NW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1605 | 1775 | 390 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | 1027 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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