Overview

Long Reef Beach is a kitesurf spot located on Sydney's Northern Beaches. This spot offers wave and chop conditions with a reef that creates interesting waves at low tide. Northeast and east-northeast winds dominate in summer. The spot is suited to intermediate to advanced riders. Long Reef is a protected site for its marine wildlife. Collaroy and Dee Why Beach are nearby.

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Spot forecast for Long Reef Beach

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 19:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 6.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:42 · 1 m Low tide 09:55 · 0.7 m High tide 16:23 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:32 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:02 · 0.6 m High tide 17:16 · 1.4 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:13 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:58 · 0.6 m High tide 18:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:35 · 0.3 m High tide 06:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.5 m High tide 18:48 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:09 · 0.3 m High tide 07:25 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:32 · 0.3 m High tide 19:33 · 1.4 m

Long Reef Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

310h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Long Reef Beach

Monthly averages — Long Reef Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.5	310 h	26 °C	153 mm
February	25.5	214 h	26 °C	91 mm
March	25.5	192 h	25 °C	82 mm
April	18.0	129 h	23 °C	129 mm
May	13.0	95 h	19 °C	176 mm
June	9.5	57 h	16 °C	85 mm
July	10.5	81 h	16 °C	89 mm
August	14.5	98 h	18 °C	135 mm
September	17.0	104 h	22 °C	66 mm
October	22.5	169 h	23 °C	54 mm
November	22.5	198 h	25 °C	88 mm
December	27.5	231 h	26 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Long Reef Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, E, SSE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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