Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2384
2354
2887
2582
2295
2119
1900
2005
2342
3155
3544
3495
3420
3091
2803
2480
2187
1700
1605
1423
1344
838
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:57PM0.76m
2:30AM1.19m
2:09PM0.74m
2:56AM1.22m
2:20PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.38m
7:15PM0.22m
8:52AM0.42m
7:31PM0.18m
9:19AM0.47m
7:48PM0.16m
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7:28
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
11
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
4
6
7
6
6
7
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