Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
1065
1182
1065
1037
869
752
742
845
834
886
826
528
446
1169
1241
1177
1275
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:34AM1.22m
1:36PM0.71m
3:05AM1.20m
12:41PM0.72m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.22m
8:54AM0.56m
7:11PM0.20m
9:26AM0.69m
7:23PM0.19m
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Temp °C
19
16
15
15
16
17
17
19
15
14
14
13
12
14
15
15
12
13
Feels °C
19
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
14
13
12
10
12
12
11
11
8
9
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