The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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 afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
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
1.6
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
16
2.2
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
530
540
500
394
318
289
227
222
301
1034
1435
1480
1366
1243
1167
1281
2158
2061
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57PM2.71m
5:11AM2.74m
5:31PM2.53m
5:45AM2.58m
6:08PM2.32m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.37m
11:20AM0.39m
11:29PM0.55m
11:56AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
21
21
24
24
22
21
20
21
21
21
23
23
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
16
20
20
22
22
20
19
18
19
20
20
21
21
17
16
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