Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1429
1261
1230
996
800
678
668
569
497
475
454
475
404
1201
1064
1038
1012
871
973
988
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:05PM0.92m
1:15AM1.03m
1:23PM0.86m
1:39AM1.12m
1:37PM0.80m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.29m
7:14AM0.28m
6:45PM0.27m
7:48AM0.34m
6:52PM0.24m
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clear
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
11
10
9
13
18
23
22
21
21
21
22
28
31
30
23
21
Feels °C
5
6
7
9
6
5
4
8
13
19
17
16
16
16
17
23
26
25
20
20
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