Petrel Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Petrel Cove Surf Guide

Petrel Cove in South Australia - East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks peel to the left as well as reef breaks offering better rights than lefts. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Petrel Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Petrel Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Petrel Cove occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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Petrel Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 01:29 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 10
ft, °F	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM
Wave (m)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Petrel Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 4 km from Petrel Cove.

Next High Water: 05:22pm | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 07:27am | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Petrel Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.5 °C) at Petrel Cove is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 13.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite