Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1399
1241
1224
1065
893
880
683
522
1165
1294
1079
983
706
522
465
433
673
659
582
481
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:20PM1.06m
2:35AM0.98m
2:33PM1.01m
3:07AM1.04m
2:43PM0.98m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.43m
8:11AM0.47m
8:30PM0.39m
8:40AM0.58m
8:41PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
10
8
8
7
9
11
8
9
8
8
9
9
11
13
12
12
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