The Reef (Haifa) surfForecast / North of Tel Aviv / Israel

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 IDT
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The Reef (Haifa) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef (Haifa) sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef (Haifa) today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef (Haifa) at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2481
2073
1586
1393
1199
1194
863
600
432
326
273
178
117
82
62
45
41
30
30
26
21
14
28
40
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:27AM0.28m
12:17PM0.35m
1:01AM0.26m
12:50PM0.33m
1:44AM0.24m
1:31PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.11m
6:58PM0.07m
6:29AM0.12m
7:40PM0.09m
7:02AM0.15m
8:36PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:48
5:48
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7:23
7:24
7:24
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
18
11
10
11
11
10
11
13
13
15
14
13
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
2481
2073
1586
1393
600
432
326
273
178
117
82
62
45
41
30
30
26
21
14
13
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
Energy kJ
1199
1194
863
2
8
28
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
259
259
259
2385
2456
2425
2393
95
95
2
0
2
272
2382
2263
1999
115
1999
2057
2053
2057
2393
2382
1999
Best forecast wave conditions in North of Tel Aviv
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Israel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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