Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
457
439
491
478
465
452
446
427
408
336
362
362
357
326
331
487
508
612
607
769
698
1667
2387
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
30
N
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:24AM0.62m
1:18PM1.42m
00:56AM0.61m
1:44PM1.40m
1:27AM0.61m
2:10PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.58m
4:53AM0.39m
9:52PM0.54m
5:29AM0.35m
9:56PM0.51m
6:03AM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
7
12
3
1
2
6
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
8
7
5
5
6
4
4
6
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
392
457
439
491
478
465
452
446
427
408
336
362
362
357
326
331
487
508
612
607
769
698
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
16
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
1
4
29
61
20
64
110
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
1.2
NNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.4
W
5
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
3
3
5
3
6
18
47
56
65
70
85
97
123
89
1667
2387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
8
519
348
404
691
813
1035
813
813
813
1026
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
9
8
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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