Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4883
5478
5478
5296
4772
4376
4263
4590
5020
5083
4665
4327
4007
3750
3659
3705
3659
3326
3055
2837
2515
2228
2104
1851
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01AM0.63m
1:30PM1.27m
1:16AM0.71m
1:49PM1.20m
1:38AM0.81m
2:06PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.40m
9:03PM0.52m
6:23AM0.35m
8:38PM0.51m
7:03AM0.35m
8:25PM0.47m
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7:00
6:58
6:58
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5:40
5:42
5:42
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
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