The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
2.3
NW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
394
318
289
227
222
301
1249
1435
1559
1264
1243
1167
1281
2185
1956
2085
1826
1697
1188
852
766
645
609
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:11AM2.74m
5:31PM2.53m
5:45AM2.58m
6:08PM2.32m
6:23AM2.40m
6:50PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.37m
11:20AM0.39m
11:29PM0.55m
11:56AM0.57m
00:04AM0.74m
12:38PM0.77m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
18
18
20
21
24
24
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
18
20
22
22
20
18
18
19
18
20
20
20
16
16
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
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