The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
13
2
NNW
13
2
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1551
1317
1297
1005
972
807
793
674
651
485
500
461
424
362
292
366
366
359
339
314
260
229
225
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
N
10
NE
0
E
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:04AM2.39m
8:57PM2.13m
9:34AM2.31m
10:36PM2.10m
11:05AM2.39m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.77m
2:32PM0.75m
3:00AM0.93m
4:13PM0.80m
4:41AM0.93m
5:43PM0.66m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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7:35
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7:15
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1
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Temp °C
20
21
21
24
24
22
22
23
21
22
22
25
24
23
22
23
20
20
21
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
19
21
21
25
23
21
21
22
20
22
22
26
24
22
21
23
20
21
22
22
22
20
22
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