Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.7° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
387
469
669
578
443
443
483
625
743
940
2157
1780
3926
5359
5118
6835
10930
9721
7312
5690
4355
3749
3091
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM0.58m
12:20PM1.33m
00:27AM0.59m
12:44PM1.34m
00:48AM0.60m
1:08PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.54m
3:05AM0.53m
9:24PM0.52m
4:07AM0.48m
9:14PM0.49m
4:58AM0.41m
9:05PM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
5
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
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