The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
28.1° C
0.7° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
284
255
189
158
97
335
471
554
503
589
878
1086
1351
1634
1407
1342
1169
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20PM0.88m
8:42AM0.73m
8:59PM0.90m
9:22AM0.77m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.11m
2:35PM0.11m
3:27AM0.09m
3:18PM0.10m
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6:30
6:31
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8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
4
15
6
2
4
6
5
3
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
24
25
27
25
24
21
22
21
19
22
21
22
23
20
19
20
20
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