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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
497 | 964 | 838 | 2054 | 1635 | 1419 | 1303 | 1318 | 1280 | 1708 | 2717 | 3046 | 3606 | 3874 | 4286 | 4633 | 4883 | 5979 | 5192 | 4829 | 4483 | 4208 | 3691 | 3314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.35m | 1:19AM0.70m | 2:56PM1.31m | 1:23AM0.66m | 3:26PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.64m | 6:51AM0.24m | 11:05PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.27m | 7:20AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
497 | 964 | 838 | 2054 | 1635 | 1419 | 1303 | 1318 | 1280 | 216 | 127 | 212 | 360 | 443 | 251 | 4633 | 4883 | 5979 | 5192 | 4829 | 4483 | 4208 | 3691 | 3314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
329 | 520 | 734 | 47 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 218 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2228 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 24 | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
270 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | 41 | 1708 | 2717 | 3046 | 3606 | 3874 | 4286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 579 | 571 | 813 | 875 | 945 | 945 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 163 | 163 | 593 | 1029 | 1029 | 517 | 1041 |
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