Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2429
3023
3506
3762
3371
3052
2792
2512
1921
1704
1360
1139
958
823
713
522
514
433
413
393
328
269
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
WNW
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:56PM0.57m
3:21AM1.26m
1:10PM0.57m
3:53AM1.20m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.48m
7:17PM0.13m
11:10AM0.57m
7:34PM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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Temp °C
12
15
17
17
15
14
14
16
17
24
18
19
21
20
20
17
17
18
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
18
14
14
16
16
16
13
14
14
16
16
14
14
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