Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 113 | 78 | 45 | 52 | 78 | 106 | 176 | 254 | 284 | 269 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 92 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 101 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 252 | 251 | 226 | 8 | 92 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
101 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 113 | — | 45 | 52 | 78 | 106 | 176 | 254 | 284 | 269 | — | — | 191 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 356 | 188 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 319 | 356 | 356 | 319 | 240 | 144 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 3 |
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