Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)12121212111311712128771110101010111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333283172853131566452362742692502282527056037258161119132615301584148014801369
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
1.10
2:47AM
0.84
5:41PM
1.05
11:42PM
0.88
6:27PM
0.98
11:47PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.78
9:27AM
0.27
10:05PM
0.88
9:29AM
0.29
9:12PM
0.93
9:26AM
0.31
Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:11--
Sunset7:42-------7:39-------7:38-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252222221818181817161615161616151414141414141516
Feels °C (?)23191920161412121312121011111198889991011
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