Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
537
748
698
759
892
1468
1447
1321
1111
1843
2128
2257
2386
2423
2265
1953
1847
1983
2152
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:36PM0.94m
5:04AM1.04m
11:31AM0.96m
6:12AM0.99m
11:07AM1.06m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.40m
8:38AM0.94m
9:06PM0.42m
7:35AM0.99m
9:02PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
7
7
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
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