Petes Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.54° N 4.24° W

Petes Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petes Reef sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
49
22
15
13
35
24
15
31
18
18
17
16
16
16
8
8
8
18
24
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
S
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM5.80m
1:31AM5.54m
2:16PM5.50m
3:07AM5.42m
3:51PM5.63m
Low Tide
7:09PM2.91m
7:50AM3.10m
8:44PM3.11m
9:29AM3.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
20
21
19
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
11
11
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
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