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Petrel Cove Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1009 | 729 | 582 | 494 | 227 | 223 | 210 | 173 | 170 | 136 | 139 | 142 | 115 | 160 | 200 | 233 | 198 | 112 | 336 | 186 | 264 | 325 | 530 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19PM 1.26 | 1:05AM 0.78 | 1:45PM 1.34 | 1:09AM 0.73 | 2:14PM 1.38 | 12:57AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.34 | 7:50PM 0.48 | 6:11AM 0.30 | 8:31PM 0.55 | 6:23AM 0.25 | 9:19PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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