Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 967 | 850 | 835 | 807 | 669 | 582 | 582 | 523 | 441 | 385 | 292 | 555 | 520 | 503 | 533 | 497 | 488 | 437 | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.99m | 11:40PM1.88m | 12:03PM2.12m | 00:41AM2.05m | 12:55PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM1.22m | 5:23PM1.11m | 5:40AM1.12m | 6:33PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.94m | 7:16PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 967 | 850 | 835 | 807 | 669 | 582 | 582 | 523 | 441 | 385 | 292 | 555 | 520 | 503 | 533 | 497 | 488 | 437 | 433 | 396 | 344 | 293 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 241 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 20 | WNW 19 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 183 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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