The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.93° N 9.42° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
270
225
178
171
142
142
76
68
114
194
114
114
112
104
82
80
80
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
0
ESE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:58PM2.24m
12:17PM2.57m
00:57AM2.44m
1:11PM2.77m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.66m
6:01AM0.77m
6:47PM0.46m
6:59AM0.56m
7:35PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
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18
17
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
20
20
19
20
20
19
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18
17
18
19
19
17
16
14
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