Petes Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.54° N 4.24° W

Petes Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petes Reef sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
226
198
92
70
132
82
61
54
48
22
15
22
35
24
31
17
18
18
17
16
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:56AM6.32m
00:23AM6.02m
12:52PM5.80m
1:31AM5.54m
2:16PM5.50m
Low Tide
6:04PM2.43m
6:31AM2.73m
7:09PM2.91m
7:50AM3.10m
8:44PM3.11m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
18
18
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
13
11
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