Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 2 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is

14.4° C

Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (14 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	8354	7817	6823	6242	5431	4748	4301	3609	3164	2870	2634	2312	2106	1969	1783	1775	1826	1851	2048	2048	2228	2308	2191	1737
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		00:43AM0.53m				1:14PM1.46m				00:52AM0.55m				1:42PM1.42m				1:10AM0.59m				2:07PM1.36m
Low Tide	10:23PM0.50m		3:58AM0.45m						10:34PM0.51m		4:53AM0.40m						10:34PM0.54m		5:42AM0.36m


	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	12	11	12	10	11	9	9	10	12	12	11	11	9	9	8	8	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	8354	7817	6823	6242	5431	4748	4301	3609	3164	2870	2634	2312	2106	1969	1783	1775	1826	1851	2048	2048	2228	2308	2191	1737
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Dump Beach SA - East Coast	Dump Beach SA - East Coast	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	Parsons Beach SA - Adelaide	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	The Pines SA - East Coast	Petrel Cove SA - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	580	7	7	580	1029	649	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	13	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast		Bullies	Bashams Bommie				Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies)	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	The Pines		Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies	Bullies
Rating (10 max)		7	7				4	5	4	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Bullies SA - East Coast	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Turtles WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	7	5	5	7	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Petrel Cove surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (14 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website