Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Reef sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.2
W
9
1.8
W
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
69
145
265
346
385
406
502
545
634
790
955
845
1177
1194
715
498
686
766
790
888
819
864
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
20
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
40
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM0.91m
10:33PM0.72m
10:53AM0.88m
11:14PM0.70m
11:33AM0.85m
11:58PM0.69m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.14m
4:26AM0.13m
5:27PM0.17m
5:07AM0.16m
6:10PM0.19m
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clear
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1
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1
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4
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Temp °C
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
21
19
20
21
18
20
20
17
20
19
19
20
20
19
18
16
13
14
13
13
14
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