Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
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50 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:44AM8.55m | 9:02PM8.81m | 9:22AM8.35m | 9:40PM8.46m | 9:59AM7.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:48AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 7 |
50 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
— | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 27 | 33 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 357 | 381 | 270 | 600 | 440 | 372 | 270 | 41 | 195 | 270 | 372 | 409 | 467 | 431 | 437 | 292 | 292 | 303 | 409 | 425 | 428 | 319 |
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