The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
432
557
657
736
638
801
982
1082
1287
1800
1379
1136
1137
1190
1019
947
809
735
837
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
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-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM0.90m
9:22AM0.77m
9:36PM0.91m
10:00AM0.80m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.11m
3:27AM0.09m
3:18PM0.10m
4:01AM0.07m
3:59PM0.09m
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6:31
6:31
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8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
2
5
6
3
2
5
3
3
3
2
2
6
9
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
23
25
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
24
22
21
20
16
19
22
21
22
23
23
25
25
26
26
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