Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
27.1°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
130
116
103
108
190
307
254
208
157
165
169
177
290
290
295
334
402
452
590
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM0.83m
5:22AM0.79m
5:38PM0.85m
6:12AM0.86m
6:28PM0.87m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.28m
11:15PM0.24m
11:28AM0.25m
00:00AM0.19m
12:24PM0.20m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:26
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6:40
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6:39
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6:38
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 mm
1
1
1
2
5
6
2
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5
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
25
23
24
22
23
22
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