Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
2
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2
2
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2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
440
479
732
1144
1327
1479
1634
1510
1216
1158
1672
1478
1565
1703
1511
1699
1550
1306
892
863
664
487
1051
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
10
12
9
10
8
7
9
10
10
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
434
440
479
732
1144
1327
1479
1634
1510
1216
1158
1413
1703
1352
1283
1065
492
863
664
487
1051
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
16
Energy kJ
313
476
469
413
520
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
212
351
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
8
5
11
19
35
47
58
42
50
66
74
1672
1478
1565
1511
1699
1550
1306
892
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
5
1
335
465
404
524
465
468
503
503
519
578
578
579
813
5
5
5
129
129
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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