The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
852
699
639
624
731
642
769
891
1100
1422
1460
1460
1362
1314
1291
1144
961
904
869
387
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM2.12m
7:10AM2.22m
7:47PM1.94m
8:17AM2.07m
9:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.77m
00:45AM0.92m
1:31PM0.96m
1:40AM1.08m
2:49PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:57
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6:54
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Temp °C
19
22
21
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
22
20
19
Feels °C
16
18
17
14
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
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