Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 22 | 55 | 33 | 80 | 148 | 126 | 82 | 98 | 82 | 98 | 128 | 135 | 139 | 112 | 130 | 160 | 219 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 126 | 82 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 98 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 |
12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
42 | 22 | 55 | 33 | 80 | 148 | — | — | 98 | 82 | 98 | 128 | 135 | 139 | 112 | 130 | 160 | 219 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 473 | 181 | 356 | 220 | 35 | 144 | 782 | 781 | 393 | 188 | 35 | 319 | 319 | 317 | 308 | 319 | 283 | 144 |
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