Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
317
312
245
226
137
110
182
356
270
298
402
532
430
377
443
522
752
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:44AM0.81m
3:06PM1.12m
3:24AM0.88m
3:20PM1.06m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.57m
7:49AM0.47m
9:45PM0.54m
8:25AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
8
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
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