Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10AM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)13ft (4.0m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
3
SSW
19
4
SSW
18
4
SSW
18
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2300
2460
2198
6318
10011
9055
8748
8025
7930
6965
5929
5145
4645
3924
3420
3058
2680
2444
2190
1984
2001
2907
3149
2907
Wind (km/h)
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:51AM0.61m
12:30PM1.19m
00:40AM0.68m
12:49PM1.13m
00:46AM0.77m
1:06PM1.06m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.53m
8:21PM0.46m
5:29AM0.43m
7:50PM0.48m
6:11AM0.36m
7:22PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
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6:00
6:01
6:02
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
12
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