Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 651 | 2843 | 3030 | 2803 | 2412 | 2187 | 1805 | 1520 | 1309 | 1162 | 1049 | 967 | 988 | 972 | 857 | 669 | 645 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.92m | 8:58AM2.00m | 10:00PM1.81m | 10:42AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM1.01m | 2:18AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.14m | 4:00AM1.22m | 5:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 479 | 651 | 2843 | 3030 | 2803 | 2412 | 2187 | 1805 | 1520 | 1309 | 1162 | 1049 | 967 | 988 | 972 | 857 | 669 | 645 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 339 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 322 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 26 | 6 |
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