The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
761
683
624
695
699
659
520
409
309
263
193
193
161
121
206
176
222
215
184
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
7:54PM2.17m
8:22AM2.44m
9:20PM2.16m
9:43AM2.46m
10:34PM2.26m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.86m
3:01PM0.68m
3:20AM0.87m
4:20PM0.60m
4:36AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
21
20
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
19
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
16
14
15
12
10
9
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