The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
573
534
292
212
170
148
261
491
604
650
754
820
824
797
494
750
650
701
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:35PM2.75m
4:55AM2.84m
5:30PM2.54m
5:52AM2.68m
6:35PM2.32m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.33m
11:13AM0.30m
11:29PM0.54m
12:16PM0.49m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
19
20
20
23
22
19
18
18
18
17
17
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
17
17
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20
18
16
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18
17
16
14
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