The Reef Surf Break

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
154
144
137
99
86
51
51
78
35
31
30
27
28
38
24
22
21
21
20
20
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07AM2.42m
6:22PM2.67m
6:45AM2.37m
7:00PM2.60m
7:28AM2.33m
7:44PM2.52m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.53m
00:38AM0.50m
12:41PM0.60m
1:18AM0.54m
1:25PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:06
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
29
31
28
26
25
25
24
24
27
27
26
25
23
23
22
22
25
27
26
23
20
19
Feels °C
24
24
27
29
26
24
24
25
23
22
26
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
23
24
23
21
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
105
154
144
137
99
86
38
51
78
35
23
30
27
25
38
24
22
21
18
18
18
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
103
103
75
59
57
56
26
38
31
31
31
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
21
20
20
11
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
7
15
23
32
28
1
1
1
7
7
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
51
22
21
28
9
10
10
10
9
9
6
10
7
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
184
27
44
29
24
29
0
22
44
215
137
1
29
29
29
29
492
593
324
147
119
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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