Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111101011111110131314131312121212121215141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8076835734864964523923372812608411286137713161085838725644483475784113011141083
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
5
WSW
0
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassoffglassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.98
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
12:20PM
0.91
12:12AM
0.94
12:35PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.43
4:59PM
0.55
5:56AM
0.42
5:48PM
0.48
5:54AM
0.40
6:30PM
0.44
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:52-------5:50--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414161717161514141416191917171716161921191716
Feels °C (?)131313151515151513131316191817151514151717171615
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