Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petes Reef today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 216 | 458 | 629 | 325 | 216 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:23PM7.25m | 6:42AM7.30m | 6:58PM7.78m | 7:15AM7.75m | 7:31PM8.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM1.35m | 12:49PM1.17m | 1:10AM0.90m | 1:21PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ESE 3 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | SW 12 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 216 | 458 | 629 | 325 | 216 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 321 | 336 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 145 | 145 | 172 | 218 | 144 | 144 | 408 | 134 | 123 |
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