Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
10
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
508
245
480
748
627
759
892
1604
1447
1244
1111
1843
2033
2257
2486
2423
2235
1953
1847
1822
1983
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:20AM1.07m
2:36PM0.94m
5:04AM1.04m
11:31AM0.96m
6:12AM0.99m
11:07AM1.06m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.83m
9:03PM0.40m
8:38AM0.94m
9:06PM0.42m
7:35AM0.99m
9:02PM0.45m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
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
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
7
7
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
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