Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
924
845
732
621
595
440
427
357
261
249
237
187
180
177
161
127
156
258
407
502
724
1478
1878
1644
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:11PM1.44m
2:40PM1.37m
1:16AM0.63m
3:06PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.32m
6:00AM0.31m
00:07AM0.63m
6:35AM0.34m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
3
8
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
20
19
19
17
16
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
16
17
15
14
14
11
13
13
13
10
8
6
4
5
5
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
924
845
732
621
595
440
427
357
261
249
237
187
180
177
161
127
147
147
127
502
724
851
919
917
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
25
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
40
36
19
8
8
8
8
7
7
1
1
2
2
12
55
106
156
258
407
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
13
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
1.7
WSW
6
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
4
9
7
4
5
4
10
13
9
5
3
11
19
30
64
71
26
24
209
694
1478
1878
1644
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
5
1
5
Distance (km)
0
9
0
0
0
8
9
8
276
7
0
1
0
404
404
404
335
503
519
579
404
906
813
793
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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