The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
180
176
92
73
75
77
162
158
147
118
120
94
70
46
38
35
41
40
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08PM2.30m
9:51AM2.28m
10:33PM2.23m
11:16AM2.33m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.76m
3:24AM0.77m
4:09PM0.82m
4:48AM0.82m
5:40PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
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