Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
32
32
31
31
54
60
83
86
100
129
170
202
121
105
155
147
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM0.71m
3:47PM0.82m
4:25AM0.74m
4:44PM0.83m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.29m
9:23AM0.29m
10:26PM0.27m
10:27AM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:24
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7:26
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6:43
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6:42
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6:40
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
2
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
27
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