Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 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 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
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
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4363
4647
4774
5324
5097
4532
4164
3905
3656
3016
2651
2228
1955
1434
1729
2548
2880
3566
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
off
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
High Tide
4:04AM1.13m
12:35PM0.87m
4:47AM1.08m
11:00AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.32m
9:13AM0.85m
8:14PM0.31m
8:22AM0.97m
8:22PM0.31m
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
10
12
14
18
19
18
16
16
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
7
9
11
16
13
13
11
8
5
6
6
7
7
8
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