Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6290
6211
6786
7807
8354
7817
7171
6242
5431
4748
4005
3378
2991
2709
2480
2345
2106
1941
1809
1621
1667
1851
2104
2289
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM1.46m
00:43AM0.53m
1:14PM1.46m
00:52AM0.55m
1:42PM1.42m
1:10AM0.59m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.50m
3:58AM0.45m
10:34PM0.51m
4:53AM0.40m
10:34PM0.54m
5:42AM0.36m
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
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