Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
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3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
903
2429
3023
3506
3762
3371
3052
2792
2512
2098
1704
1505
1270
958
823
713
604
514
506
413
393
500
405
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:51AM1.28m
1:56PM0.57m
3:21AM1.26m
1:10PM0.57m
3:53AM1.20m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.48m
7:17PM0.13m
11:10AM0.57m
7:34PM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
15
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
24
22
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
19
16
14
14
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
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