The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
398
465
503
478
486
486
445
242
211
169
166
112
102
77
77
63
45
39
75
209
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:51PM3.04m
5:10AM2.86m
5:26PM2.85m
5:44AM2.73m
6:02PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.08m
11:00PM0.11m
11:13AM0.19m
11:32PM0.29m
11:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
26
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
26
23
22
21
20
19
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
24
26
25
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
17
15
14
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