Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
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1
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3
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1955
1434
1509
2876
4239
3865
3598
2837
2441
2098
1820
1420
1170
1064
1044
894
757
659
534
586
746
947
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:47AM1.08m
11:00AM1.00m
5:54AM1.00m
11:19AM1.12m
11:43AM1.19m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.97m
8:22PM0.31m
7:17AM0.99m
8:30PM0.33m
8:36PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
8
6
5
6
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