The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Currimundi 1583

2 km NW10 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 269°)
10
14.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Golden Beach 1582

6 km S10 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 304°)
15
14.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Caloundra

6 km WSW10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 216°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawana Beach 1482

9 km N10 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 277°)
15
15.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cotton Tree 1483

15 km NW0 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 268°)
15
15.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Maroochydore Automatic Weather Station

21 km NW4 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 220°)
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

BUCHYS 1622

25 km W366 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 160°)
0
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Nambour Dpi -Hillside

26 km WNW54 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.6 °C-
-

-

Beerburrum Forest Station

27 km SSW48 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Coolum Beach 1884

29 km N10 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 264°)
15
14.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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