Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 1238 | 1159 | 1058 | 891 | 891 | 782 | 650 | 479 | 651 | 3156 | 3030 | 2803 | 2519 | 2187 | 1805 | 1520 | 1380 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM2.13m | 7:44AM2.16m | 8:22PM1.92m | 8:58AM2.00m | 10:00PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.80m | 1:19AM0.95m | 2:02PM1.01m | 2:18AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 107 | 479 | 651 | 3156 | 3030 | 2803 | 2519 | 2187 | 1805 | 1520 | 1380 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 14 | NNW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 8 | 339 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1126 | 1238 | 1159 | 1058 | 891 | 891 | 782 | 650 | 421 | 549 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 498 | 231 | 128 | 82 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 219 | 216 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 26 |
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