Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 234 | 286 | 917 | 794 | 692 | 615 | 537 | 461 | 455 | 446 | 358 | 287 | 222 | 441 | 1127 | 1268 | 949 | 924 | 555 | 450 | 422 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.03m | 10:42PM1.88m | 11:22AM2.03m | 00:11AM1.94m | 12:36PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM1.09m | 4:18PM1.11m | 4:48AM1.16m | 5:56PM1.07m | 6:14AM1.07m | 7:03PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 234 | 286 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 461 | 455 | 446 | 358 | 287 | 222 | 184 | 1127 | 1268 | 949 | 924 | 555 | 450 | 422 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 22 | — | 2 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 100 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 441 | 140 | 96 | 72 | 66 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 237 | 215 | 229 | 917 | 794 | 692 | 615 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 132 | 156 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 214 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 707 | 558 | 554 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 48 | 406 |
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