The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 64.76° W

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
29.6°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
95
90
309
338
326
251
213
204
166
135
135
115
91
84
82
82
54
54
53
44
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
WSW
0
N
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:26AM1.01m
11:42PM0.88m
12:10PM1.01m
00:28AM0.83m
12:59PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.06m
5:47PM0.11m
5:47AM0.06m
6:36PM0.13m
6:31AM0.08m
7:32PM0.16m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
32
32
29
29
29
29
30
30
31
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