Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 583 | 453 | 391 | 309 | 233 | 363 | 791 | 904 | 952 | 780 | 745 | 587 | 584 | 1262 | 1487 | 1953 | 2758 | 2731 | 2590 | 2367 | 2397 | 2218 | 3634 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44AM2.97m | 5:02PM2.96m | 5:22AM2.89m | 5:44PM2.79m | 6:05AM2.75m | 6:33PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.03m | 10:49AM0.09m | 11:09PM0.14m | 11:30AM0.19m | 11:50PM0.32m | 12:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 711 | 583 | 453 | 391 | 309 | 233 | 165 | 116 | 904 | 952 | 780 | 745 | 587 | 502 | 1262 | 1487 | 1953 | 2758 | 2731 | 2590 | 2367 | 2397 | 2218 | 3634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 8 | SSW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 22 | — | 80 | 11 | 116 | 16 | 168 | 268 | 384 | 584 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 811 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 44 | 111 | 186 | 279 | 363 | 791 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 56 | 137 | 211 | 548 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 231 | 236 | 30 |
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