Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
2
1
2
3
3
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3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
256
480
514
817
1769
950
2660
2726
2758
2214
1923
1728
1706
1274
1067
1118
1900
2096
2024
1816
1816
1862
2173
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35AM0.82m
00:58AM0.65m
12:04PM0.83m
00:51AM0.74m
12:30PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.38m
4:51AM0.55m
6:22PM0.36m
5:51AM0.46m
6:17PM0.34m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
18
17
15
14
14
15
19
28
30
28
24
21
19
19
18
19
19
18
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
17
24
27
27
24
20
18
19
17
17
17
16
13
12
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