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Nobbys Reef

Nobbys Reef Surf Photo: 'Empty left + bonus seagull' by DANIEL MAWKES

Lat Long: 32.93° S 151.80° E

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nobbys Reef sea temperature is

19.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Nobbys Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSW
	10 s	on	10 s	10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE		ESE	SSW
	10 s	on		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S		ESE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW		ESE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S		ESE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ENE		ESE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW		ESE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW		ESE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N		ESE	S
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE		ESE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE		ESE	S
	10 s	cross		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nobbys Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 51 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (3.0 ft). Range 1.92m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Nobbys Reef Surf Photo: 'Empty left + bonus seagull' by DANIEL MAWKES

Daniel Mawkes

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User: DANIEL MAWKES (45 photos)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:41 pm 24 Jul 2012

DANIEL MAWKES
This photo was taken of Nobbys Beach in Newcastle , not Nobbys on the Gold Coast...Sorry for any confusion