Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4450
4663
4073
3598
2816
3235
3744
4070
4610
6999
7341
7098
6760
6534
7044
8159
8111
7817
7171
6203
5394
5031
4207
3526
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:41AM0.56m
12:13PM1.41m
00:38AM0.54m
12:44PM1.46m
00:43AM0.53m
1:14PM1.46m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.53m
1:38AM0.56m
10:07PM0.50m
2:56AM0.51m
10:23PM0.50m
3:58AM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:17
5:19
5:19
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
12
11
13
13
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