
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 42 | 67 | 59 | 40 | 123 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 520 | 7195 | 6161 | 6411 | 3431 | 1790 | 933 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:33AM5.37m | 2:17PM5.64m | 3:03AM5.61m | 3:33PM6.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM3.11m | 8:00AM3.14m | 8:55PM2.91m | 9:23AM2.81m | 9:59PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -5 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
44 | 28 | 67 | 59 | 40 | 123 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 916 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
28 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 |
19 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 30 | 520 | 7195 | 6161 | 6411 | 3431 | 1790 | 933 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 381 | 377 | 187 | 145 | 84 | 403 | 404 | 398 | 37 |
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