Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.1°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
668
1082
1596
1568
3915
3749
4415
4226
4107
3806
3434
3207
3570
4580
4640
4131
3371
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:56AM0.97m
11:17AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.35m
8:01PM0.37m
7:41PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
10
11
10
7
6
10
15
17
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
8
6
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
2
1
5
11
14
11
10
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