Petes Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.54° N 4.24° W

Petes Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
11
27
10
10
10
5
12
20
29
49
36
52
54
26
85
112
78
73
72
60
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
SW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM8.35m
9:40PM8.46m
9:59AM7.98m
10:17PM7.94m
10:35AM7.48m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.37m
3:48AM0.53m
4:02PM0.76m
4:23AM1.02m
4:38PM1.28m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
16
16
17
18
16
14
13
13
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
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