Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 10 | 31 | 143 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 95 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 183 | 159 | 236 | 537 | 998 | 766 | 561 | 474 | 381 | 404 | 295 | 468 | 1055 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:15AM7.75m | 7:31PM8.20m | 7:48AM8.10m | 8:03PM8.47m | 8:20AM8.30m | 8:36PM8.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.90m | 1:21PM0.77m | 1:41AM0.55m | 1:52PM0.48m | 2:11AM0.34m | 2:22PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 159 | 179 | 55 | — | 766 | 372 | 474 | 381 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
26 | 6 | 31 | 143 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 95 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 183 | — | 236 | 537 | 998 | — | 561 | — | — | 404 | 295 | 468 | 1055 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 398 | 408 | 398 | 123 | 282 | 282 | 263 | 190 | 5 | 482 | 197 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 71 | 62 | 282 | 261 | 467 | 183 |
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