
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 170 | 164 | 126 | 93 | 91 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM6.47m | 11:05PM6.03m | 11:32AM5.97m | 00:06AM5.57m | 12:45PM5.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM2.36m | 5:05AM2.66m | 5:45PM2.86m | 6:17AM3.07m | 7:20PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
183 | 170 | 164 | 126 | 93 | 91 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 28 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 |
— | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 7 | 42 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 13 | WSW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 |
1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 369 | 381 | 179 | 89 | 86 | 9 | 55 | 130 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
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