Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 420 | 350 | 298 | 224 | 528 | 765 | 964 | 1108 | 1052 | 1536 | 1712 | 1460 | 1326 | 1191 | 1003 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM2.73m | 2:30AM2.63m | 2:41PM2.90m | 3:02AM2.79m | 3:13PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.53m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.35m | 8:54PM0.15m | 9:02AM0.20m | 9:25PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 420 | 350 | 298 | 224 | 220 | 765 | 964 | 1108 | 1052 | 1536 | 1712 | 1460 | 1326 | 1191 | 1003 | 827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 21 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 133 | 528 | 147 | 144 | 100 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 16 | W 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 214 | 26 | 26 |
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