The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
2
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
114
112
208
94
116
144
251
362
688
1055
1166
1048
990
938
617
603
833
454
687
705
685
592
483
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM2.44m
1:11PM2.77m
1:44AM2.63m
1:57PM2.93m
2:24AM2.79m
2:37PM3.02m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.56m
7:35PM0.27m
7:45AM0.37m
8:15PM0.13m
8:25AM0.23m
8:50PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:39
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7:09
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
20
21
19
19
23
21
20
20
25
23
20
18
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
13
16
17
16
14
15
20
18
16
16
21
18
15
14
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