The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
503
516
696
820
843
1014
1195
1842
1792
1382
1135
813
1018
1093
1009
824
809
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
65
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM0.90m
9:22AM0.77m
9:36PM0.91m
10:00AM0.80m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.09m
3:18PM0.10m
4:01AM0.07m
3:59PM0.09m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
5
5
2
1
2
10
8
3
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
25
27
25
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
22
23
23
21
22
22
22
15
17
20
18
22
18
22
25
26
26
25
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