Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (26 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
532 | 532 | 385 | 306 | 213 | 537 | 506 | 692 | 682 | 597 | 666 | 1755 | 1676 | 1771 | 1469 | 1433 | 1199 | 1184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.65m | 12:49PM1.19m | 00:59AM0.70m | 1:11PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.40m | 5:20AM0.39m | 7:54PM0.38m | 6:00AM0.31m | 7:49PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
532 | 532 | 385 | 306 | 186 | 537 | 506 | 692 | 682 | 578 | 578 | 1755 | 1676 | 1771 | 1469 | 1433 | 1199 | 1184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | — | — |
146 | 51 | 123 | 123 | 213 | 91 | 171 | 256 | 480 | 597 | 666 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | S 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 11 | 21 | 46 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
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