Petes Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.54° N 4.24° W

Petes Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
22
55
33
80
148
126
82
98
82
98
128
135
139
112
130
160
219
293
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17PM7.94m
10:35AM7.48m
10:54PM7.30m
11:13AM6.91m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.76m
4:23AM1.02m
4:38PM1.28m
4:59AM1.59m
5:17PM1.85m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
16
17
14
15
14
15
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
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