Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 880 | 880 | 805 | 792 | 778 | 752 | 600 | 524 | 422 | 330 | 350 | 563 | 398 | 869 | 773 | 711 | 583 | 553 | 437 | 391 | 304 | 245 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34AM2.91m | 3:48PM3.08m | 4:08AM2.97m | 4:23PM3.06m | 4:44AM2.97m | 5:02PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.10m | 9:58PM-0.00m | 10:11AM0.06m | 10:32PM0.03m | 10:49AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 813 | 880 | 880 | 805 | 792 | 778 | 752 | 600 | 524 | 422 | 330 | 350 | 563 | 290 | 869 | 773 | 711 | 583 | 553 | 437 | 391 | 304 | 224 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | S 11 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 71 | 95 | 88 | 123 | 118 | 2 | 398 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 23 | — | 15 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 36 | 67 | 133 | 201 | 245 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 214 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
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