Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
1
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0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
419
1326
1700
2749
3456
3371
3111
3278
3495
3797
4164
4456
4741
4891
4766
4140
3669
3353
3048
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM0.99m
6:05AM1.00m
10:57AM1.01m
11:08AM1.14m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.51m
8:04AM0.99m
10:45PM0.53m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
8
8
7
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