Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 7 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | 28 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 25 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 409 | 356 | 270 | 273 | 270 | 270 | 411 | 406 | 409 | 431 | 218 | 303 | 292 | 303 | 409 | 428 | 467 | 319 |
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