Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1851
2076
2258
2449
2320
2829
2446
2104
1761
1907
1803
1849
1697
1411
1198
857
732
585
487
453
368
357
351
317
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
0
S
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
WSW
0
SW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM0.59m
2:07PM1.36m
1:35AM0.66m
2:29PM1.27m
2:07AM0.73m
2:49PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.54m
5:42AM0.36m
10:20PM0.57m
6:28AM0.35m
10:00PM0.58m
7:10AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
14
13
12
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