Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 600 | 595 | 1287 | 1568 | 2092 | 2810 | 2891 | 2846 | 2727 | 2195 | 2700 | 2185 | 4797 | 4436 | 4216 | 3517 | 3148 | 2596 | 2161 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM2.79m | 6:05AM2.75m | 6:33PM2.56m | 6:57AM2.57m | 7:34PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.19m | 11:50PM0.32m | 12:17PM0.36m | 00:37AM0.54m | 1:14PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 745 | 600 | 513 | 1287 | 1568 | 2092 | 2810 | 2891 | 2846 | 2727 | 2195 | 2700 | 2185 | 4797 | 4436 | 4216 | 3517 | 3148 | 2596 | 2161 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 384 | 595 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1224 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 214 | 231 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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