The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.5
NW
15
0.5
NW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
581
463
268
263
193
190
161
121
206
176
222
163
184
181
138
132
104
106
106
229
215
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
5
E
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20PM2.16m
9:43AM2.46m
10:34PM2.26m
10:51AM2.56m
11:32PM2.42m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.68m
3:20AM0.87m
4:20PM0.60m
4:36AM0.76m
5:20PM0.48m
5:35AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
17
16
14
13
13
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
12
9
9
8
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
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