Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)141313131212121212121212111215141414888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116199898385269967766654846939938532454025676680075627808161018957908970819
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.24
1:26AM
0.82
5:01PM
1.19
11:28PM
0.93
5:39PM
1.09
11:49PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.80
8:41AM
0.21
10:01PM
0.93
8:53AM
0.22
9:06PM
0.98
9:04AM
0.26
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22
Sunset--7:22-------7:21-------7:19-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C242423212019192121181616161616161615151514141415
Feels °C (?)2524242222202020201613121313141086676678
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