Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 815 | 725 | 612 | 547 | 465 | 372 | 292 | 277 | 249 | 270 | 319 | 344 | 336 | 298 | 291 | 237 | 237 | 212 | 250 | 250 | 238 | 232 | 201 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45AM2.80m | 6:01PM2.95m | 6:23AM2.67m | 6:40PM2.71m | 7:02AM2.50m | 7:21PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.05m | 11:44AM0.20m | 00:12AM0.24m | 12:23PM0.38m | 00:49AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 815 | 725 | 612 | 547 | 465 | 372 | 11 | 9 | 249 | 270 | 319 | 344 | 336 | 298 | 291 | 237 | 237 | 212 | 250 | 250 | 238 | 232 | 201 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 137 | 198 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 80 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 23 | 137 | 0 |
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