The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
29.0°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
19
18
19
13
16
24
32
40
51
85
124
58
121
140
163
167
184
230
262
244
220
139
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
S
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM0.84m
7:11PM0.92m
7:37AM0.90m
7:53PM0.94m
8:18AM0.97m
8:33PM0.96m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.22m
12:57PM0.21m
1:31AM0.17m
1:44PM0.17m
2:08AM0.12m
2:30PM0.13m
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7:07
7:07
7:07
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7:14
7:13
7:12
 mm
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
6
8
6
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
26
27
27
28
26
27
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
29
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
27
24
25
25
25
26
25
27
24
26
26
27
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