Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.4° 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm 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)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)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 afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5259
3135
3635
4070
4443
6596
6846
6760
6290
6211
6872
8455
8210
7720
6617
5808
5097
4473
4005
3424
3032
2746
2709
2566
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
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
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.41m
00:38AM0.54m
12:44PM1.46m
00:43AM0.53m
1:14PM1.46m
00:52AM0.55m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.50m
2:56AM0.51m
10:23PM0.50m
3:58AM0.45m
10:34PM0.51m
4:53AM0.40m
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
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Temp °C
15
15
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
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