Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 68 | 173 | 195 | 172 | 161 | 471 | 859 | 1039 | 1161 | 1864 | 2216 | 2598 | 2734 | 3113 | 3326 | 4467 | 10611 | 8337 | 6979 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34AM2.79m | 1:50PM2.78m | 2:08AM2.84m | 2:26PM2.75m | 2:41AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.26m | 7:41AM0.29m | 7:56PM0.26m | 8:16AM0.26m | 8:28PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 60 | 173 | 195 | 172 | 161 | 471 | 859 | 1039 | 1161 | 44 | — | — | — | 2393 | 811 | 4467 | — | 8337 | 6979 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 113 | 109 | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 68 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 97 | 134 | 190 | 392 | 413 | 479 | 411 | 368 | 1864 | 2216 | 2598 | 2734 | 3113 | 3326 | 2646 | 10611 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 233 | 230 | 474 | 230 | 412 | 418 | 467 | 423 | 443 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 423 | 501 | 422 | 423 |
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