The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1338
1309
1121
1081
1121
375
266
585
500
480
391
360
447
649
869
1002
907
947
919
905
878
772
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM2.07m
9:11PM1.84m
9:47AM2.03m
10:45PM1.87m
11:08AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:40AM1.08m
2:49PM1.09m
3:05AM1.17m
4:27PM1.08m
4:41AM1.13m
5:40PM0.94m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
21
22
20
20
19
18
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
13
17
17
15
17
15
14
12
13
15
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
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