Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
1755
1856
1771
1469
1433
1199
1184
949
785
732
722
692
536
528
484
551
551
633
710
791
812
1013
1138
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:59AM0.70m
1:11PM1.16m
1:17AM0.77m
1:33PM1.12m
1:37AM0.86m
1:53PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.31m
7:49PM0.36m
6:35AM0.27m
7:49PM0.35m
7:09AM0.27m
7:52PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
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