Difficulty 6
Break frequency 6
216 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
1.5m - 2.0m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
Long Reef is just south of the Long Reef Golf Course in the hook of the headland. Car park and surf club are down a side road off the main Pittwater Rd.
Long Reef has a few options when it comes to waves. Just off the car park is a series of beach breaks in front of the lagoon that tend to get decent when conditions are right.
Down to the left of the car park is reef break that tends to break further out. The bigger the swell the further out it breaks, in big swells it offer a tow in option right out the back. On regular days it is a series of peaks that can be a bit fickle. The left can die out into deep water, the right is often better and runs back on the reef. Look out for rocks on the inside.
Longy can also be an option during the summer nE winds when everywhere else is blown out.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
January - December
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Standard
Access
Standard Paddle, Long Paddle
Hazards
Reef/Rock, Rips
5 Day Forecast
5 day forecast not available.
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- Spring suit
- 3/2 steamer
- 3/2 steamer
- Spring suit
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