Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
3
3
3
0
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3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1512
1278
1650
2228
2751
3380
3378
3609
3526
3499
3199
2860
3040
2830
2866
2410
2279
2007
1785
1396
1254
1133
1286
1194
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.01m
1:50AM0.64m
12:45PM1.00m
1:15AM0.71m
1:04PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.37m
4:51AM0.61m
8:26PM0.44m
6:11AM0.50m
7:36PM0.46m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
10
9
7
6
10
16
19
17
15
15
15
15
21
25
26
23
20
Feels °C
10
9
11
11
11
10
8
6
4
2
1
4
11
15
14
11
10
10
10
16
21
23
20
14
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