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) - 1ft (0.3m), 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 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 36 | 52 | 54 | 26 | 85 | 112 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22AM8.35m | 9:40PM8.46m | 9:59AM7.98m | 10:17PM7.94m | 10:35AM7.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:48AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:23AM1.02m | 4:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
18 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 97 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | W 17 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 29 | 49 | 36 | 52 | 54 | 26 | 85 | 112 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 273 | 409 | 428 | 428 | 218 | 428 | 292 | 303 | 408 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 319 | 319 | 210 | 222 | 144 | 1046 | 777 | 214 |
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