Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is

14.2° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (28 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 28						Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	1	2	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	529	1307	1780	5639	4347	4755	6926	10785	9047	7660	6018	4698	3989	3259	2553	2268	1997	1236	1103	980	838	618
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				12:44PM1.34m				00:48AM0.60m				1:08PM1.33m				1:10AM0.62m				1:32PM1.31m
Low Tide	4:07AM0.48m					9:14PM0.49m			4:58AM0.41m					9:05PM0.45m			5:41AM0.35m					9:01PM0.43m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	8	8	7	7	5	4	5	4	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	338	1307	1780	3038	—	—	5807	10785	9047	7660	6018	4698	3989	3259	2553	2268	1997	1236	1103	980	838	618
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	529	—	—	—	—	—	1228	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	545	388	320	290	235	216
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	S 24
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	154	301	5639	4347	4755	6926	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	2	3
Distance (km)	11	404	875	1036	580	1036	1036	917	1100	129	129	129	129	129	11	11	129	0	1	129	129	0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies)														Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies)	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies)		Bullies	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley)			Bullies
Rating (10 max)	3														4	4		4	4			3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	5	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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