Surf-Forecast | Petrel Cove Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 9 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is

17.0°C

Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Petrel Cove Surf Guide

Petrel Cove in South Australia - East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks peel to the left as well as left and right (best) hand reef breaks. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks and sharks.

Petrel Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.0°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Explore Petrel Cove Location Map

Interactive Petrel Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Petrel Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 14:52 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 10
ft, °F	1:30PM	4:30PM	7:30PM	10:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Petrel Cove

Current tide and informaton

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

Next High Water: 02:17am | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 06:31pm | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Petrel Cove Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.0 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Petrel Cove. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite