Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is

15.4°C

Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3080	2750	2384	2354	2887	2582	2295	2119	1900	2005	2309	3196	3278	3495	3372	3048	2763	2433	2187	1654	1605	1445	1157	852
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		2:05AM1.13m				1:57PM0.76m				2:30AM1.19m				2:09PM0.74m				2:56AM1.22m				2:20PM0.72m
Low Tide				8:24AM0.38m			7:15PM0.22m					8:52AM0.42m				7:31PM0.18m				9:19AM0.47m				7:48PM0.16m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	11	12	12	11	12
Feels °C	12	10	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	7	7	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	3080	2750	2384	2354	2887	2582	2295	2119	1900	2005	2309	3196	3278	3495	3372	3048	2763	2433	2187	1654	1605	1445	1157	852
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	61	118	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	19	91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pines SA - East Coast	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Chiton Rocks SA - East Coast	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Jetty VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	4	3	3	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	5	411	411	571	588	588	571	129	129	580	129	129	129	129	164	129	9	129	8	159	159	129	164	520
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Rating (10 max)	4																5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	3	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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