Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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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1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1423
1221
1214
1122
517
419
469
347
336
319
239
230
193
230
139
326
242
235
169
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:20PM0.72m
3:23AM1.21m
2:29PM0.70m
3:51AM1.17m
2:29PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.16m
9:48AM0.53m
8:04PM0.16m
10:24AM0.60m
8:19PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
10
9
13
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
18
22
22
19
19
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
9
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
8
14
18
19
18
18
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