Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 296 | 246 | 203 | 176 | 145 | 138 | 112 | 90 | 61 | 54 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 76 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.67m | 3:28AM2.50m | 3:42PM2.79m | 4:01AM2.57m | 4:15PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.46m | 9:26AM0.46m | 9:56PM0.36m | 9:59AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 308 | 296 | 246 | 203 | 176 | 145 | 138 | 112 | 90 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 54 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 76 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 189 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 454 | 311 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 411 | 590 | 324 | 588 |
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