Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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0
0
0
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
446
342
277
273
265
196
213
184
487
763
871
845
800
789
1491
1402
1715
1835
3051
3716
4237
4044
3919
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
20
N
25
N
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20AM1.03m
10:41AM0.85m
5:04AM0.95m
10:37AM0.92m
10:56AM0.97m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.84m
8:13PM0.32m
8:06AM0.88m
8:11PM0.35m
8:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
21
22
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
17
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
10
13
16
18
16
16
15
13
11
13
14
11
11
9
8
6
5
5
7
7
7
6
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