The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
3
WNW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3998
3997
3240
7077
8285
7335
6115
3400
5066
4051
3331
3225
2991
3662
2555
2020
1649
1537
1396
1163
1065
955
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
20
E
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:26PM2.75m
2:41AM2.85m
3:01PM2.69m
3:15AM2.80m
3:36PM2.59m
3:49AM2.72m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.30m
8:51AM0.27m
9:00PM0.36m
9:25AM0.33m
9:33PM0.46m
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7:15
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5:29
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 mm
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
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4
2
1
5
6
6
14
19
12
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1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
12
15
17
14
14
14
13
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