Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
1094
1384
1267
1122
1833
1757
1735
1317
2786
2692
2084
1849
1634
1393
1093
845
726
726
508
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:53PM1.06m
2:01AM0.95m
2:12PM1.00m
2:28AM1.04m
2:26PM0.94m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.34m
7:43AM0.31m
7:55PM0.34m
8:15AM0.41m
7:59PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
14
17
15
13
11
10
9
8
11
14
12
11
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