Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 19 Feb 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
1
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121213131313141515151514141413131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)139913021276129713171511210724162794272124162167177514611249960854744799803742634634666
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.79
3:07AM
1.04
3:21PM
0.89
3:24AM
0.97
3:48PM
0.99
3:35AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.26
8:22PM
0.23
9:14AM
0.27
8:57PM
0.30
9:16AM
0.28
9:29PM
0.40
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:05-------8:04---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151921201816161617242523181616151521262726252422
Feels °C (?)161920181715161617242421161515141419232525242221
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