Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 17 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131212111111109999991010101616151214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1652152613791092988648582494227223205173170136139142115157163226198184232367
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.83
1:19PM
1.26
1:05AM
0.78
1:45PM
1.34
1:09AM
0.73
2:14PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.44
6:03AM
0.34
7:50PM
0.48
6:11AM
0.30
8:31PM
0.55
6:23AM
0.25
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset-------5:47-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212111013182119191920192224221616151514151516
Feels °C (?)999868141815151517161922201514131312131415
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