Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4774
5324
5097
4532
4164
3905
3566
3016
2651
2228
1955
1434
1729
2643
3394
5002
2879
2887
2497
2067
1820
1398
1170
1064
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:04AM1.13m
12:35PM0.87m
4:47AM1.08m
11:00AM1.00m
5:54AM1.00m
11:19AM1.12m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.85m
8:14PM0.31m
8:22AM0.97m
8:22PM0.31m
7:17AM0.99m
8:30PM0.33m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
16
18
19
19
16
16
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
11
13
16
15
14
11
9
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
10
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