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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)8812121214141415151414141414141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318273233278283373378384405405400378373312312303229198195189147142138136
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
5
SSW
0
W
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
0.45
1:48AM
1.25
2:03PM
0.46
2:13AM
1.24
2:24PM
0.48
2:38AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.35
5:16PM
0.33
10:11AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.27
10:08AM
0.28
6:46PM
0.22
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:32-------8:31-------8:31---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161921211817191821273131302526262630262319161616
Feels °C (?)141720181617201718222728272322222226231916151616
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