Petes Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.54° N 4.24° W

Petes Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petes Reef sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.3° 

Petes 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 Petes Reef today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
85
85
85
88
95
95
64
45
42
59
98
150
247
276
276
231
229
156
202
162
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM7.48m
10:54PM7.30m
11:13AM6.91m
11:35PM6.64m
11:56AM6.32m
Low Tide
4:38PM1.28m
4:59AM1.59m
5:17PM1.85m
5:39AM2.19m
6:04PM2.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
16
14
13
14
15
13
11
12
13
13
11
12
11
12
13
13
11
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