The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
89
68
64
54
50
47
64
62
61
61
270
362
344
279
310
389
1040
904
849
832
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44AM2.32m
8:08PM2.18m
8:37AM2.15m
9:12PM1.98m
9:50AM2.03m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.80m
2:12AM0.91m
2:50PM1.00m
3:15AM1.09m
4:18PM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
19
14
14
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
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