Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
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10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 115 | 119 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 82 | 152 | 206 | 202 | 170 | 188 | 239 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59AM7.98m | 10:17PM7.94m | 10:35AM7.48m | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:23AM1.02m | 4:38PM1.28m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 119 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
4 | 9 | — | — | 31 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 115 | — | 94 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 82 | 152 | 206 | 202 | 170 | 188 | 239 | 419 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 292 | 303 | 303 | 409 | 441 | 473 | 319 | 394 | 218 | 48 | 144 | 399 | 780 | 600 | 232 | 240 | 35 | 152 | 363 | 363 | 435 | 417 | 144 |
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