The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
170
148
261
491
604
650
754
820
824
797
550
737
745
701
1613
1589
1430
1306
1034
1006
990
854
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM2.84m
5:30PM2.54m
5:52AM2.68m
6:35PM2.32m
7:01AM2.52m
7:54PM2.17m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.30m
11:29PM0.54m
12:16PM0.49m
00:32AM0.73m
1:33PM0.64m
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
20
20
23
23
18
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
17
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
21
19
15
15
15
14
14
15
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
16
19
17
16
15
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