Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (01 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
726 | 508 | 594 | 1016 | 1360 | 1872 | 2115 | 2242 | 2200 | 2553 | 2765 | 2803 | 5898 | 3095 | 3550 | 4050 | 4304 | 4423 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57AM1.11m | 2:31PM0.88m | 3:29AM1.14m | 2:17PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.34m | 8:46AM0.54m | 8:03PM0.33m | 9:12AM0.69m | 8:08PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
726 | 508 | 594 | 1016 | 1360 | 1872 | 2115 | 2242 | 2200 | 2553 | 2765 | 2803 | 2939 | 3095 | 3550 | 4050 | 4304 | 4423 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | 340 | 348 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5898 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 129 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 5 | 580 | 580 | 593 | 1041 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
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