Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1708
1420
1170
965
995
995
852
659
670
836
958
1122
905
1086
1178
2434
2378
2215
2058
2429
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19AM1.12m
11:43AM1.19m
12:08PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:30PM0.33m
8:36PM0.36m
8:36PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
6
6
9
10
7
7
6
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