Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 330 | 350 | 622 | 398 | 805 | 778 | 773 | 583 | 501 | 391 | 350 | 268 | 165 | 440 | 802 | 692 | 599 | 601 | 587 | 685 | 1386 | 1514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:08AM2.97m | 4:23PM3.06m | 4:44AM2.97m | 5:02PM2.96m | 5:22AM2.89m | 5:44PM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.06m | 10:32PM0.03m | 10:49AM0.09m | 11:09PM0.14m | 11:30AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 422 | 330 | 350 | 622 | 290 | 805 | 778 | 773 | 583 | 501 | 391 | 350 | 268 | 165 | 116 | 802 | 692 | 599 | 601 | 587 | 685 | 1386 | 1514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | S 11 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 123 | 118 | 2 | 398 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 22 | — | — | 142 | 116 | 119 | 116 | 168 | 326 | 388 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 36 | 78 | 143 | 214 | 295 | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 48 | 50 | 137 | 137 | 548 | 137 | 137 | 48 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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