Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1780
1955
4869
4812
6541
10785
9171
7773
5924
4698
3989
3259
2553
2268
1872
1697
995
980
838
722
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:44PM1.34m
00:48AM0.60m
1:08PM1.33m
1:10AM0.62m
1:32PM1.31m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.49m
4:58AM0.41m
9:05PM0.45m
5:41AM0.35m
9:01PM0.43m
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7:13
7:13
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5:29
5:30
5:30
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Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
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