The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.3
W
9
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1
WSW
11
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
1197
1080
809
374
328
291
254
389
349
310
267
236
200
161
153
199
333
371
397
573
795
701
746
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM2.32m
5:04AM2.48m
5:30PM2.17m
5:49AM2.35m
6:19PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.56m
10:44PM0.69m
11:20AM0.71m
11:24PM0.82m
12:09PM0.84m
00:13AM0.95m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
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7:16
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7:18
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7:18
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7:20
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5:24
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5:24
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5:23
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5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
11
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
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