The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
114
169
140
114
112
180
82
91
168
259
320
527
887
1166
953
969
802
697
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:57AM2.44m
1:11PM2.77m
1:44AM2.63m
1:57PM2.93m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.46m
6:59AM0.56m
7:35PM0.27m
7:45AM0.37m
8:15PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
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16
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21
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
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19
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16
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14
15
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