Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1350 | 1427 | 1285 | 1214 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 723 | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 420 | 350 | 298 | 224 | 332 | 648 | 909 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34PM2.54m | 1:58AM2.44m | 2:08PM2.73m | 2:30AM2.63m | 2:41PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.73m | 7:51PM0.52m | 7:56AM0.53m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.35m | 8:54PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 1350 | 1427 | 1285 | 1214 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 723 | 678 | 646 | 580 | 503 | 494 | 420 | 350 | 298 | 224 | 220 | 648 | 909 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 39 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 332 | 150 | 144 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
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