Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
789
778
767
788
604
506
499
427
427
427
465
472
517
867
1308
1422
2226
2344
2084
2382
2278
5142
5410
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM1.26m
00:21AM0.80m
1:11PM1.33m
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.38m
7:22PM0.57m
5:38AM0.32m
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:32
5:30
5:30
5:29
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
25
27
27
25
25
25
24
25
19
15
16
16
16
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
20
21
23
22
20
19
17
19
15
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
811
789
778
767
788
604
506
499
427
427
427
465
472
517
867
1308
1422
2226
2344
2084
2382
2278
2628
2936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
12
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
5
6
10
3
6
2
17
29
37
31
21
11
11
11
22
29
36
19
28
42
14
18
5142
5410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
2
Distance (km)
7
8
0
0
0
9
137
164
348
519
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
465
404
404
404
503
404
579
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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