Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3797
4164
4456
4741
4600
4541
4196
3731
3400
3091
2499
2318
2248
2008
1828
1501
1430
1268
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM1.14m
11:31AM1.23m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.53m
10:29PM0.55m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
10
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