Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
!
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1053
1809
1454
1190
995
880
853
722
532
532
385
306
213
537
499
692
721
597
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:37AM0.61m
12:27PM1.20m
00:45AM0.65m
12:49PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.43m
4:30AM0.48m
8:08PM0.40m
5:20AM0.39m
7:54PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
15
16
14
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
7
7
9
12
13
12
12
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