Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 693 | 668 | 586 | 511 | 419 | 387 | 469 | 633 | 578 | 443 | 443 | 483 | 808 | 961 | 945 | 2624 | 1757 | 2198 | 5700 | 5914 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.30m | 00:06AM0.58m | 12:20PM1.33m | 00:27AM0.59m | 12:44PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.54m | 3:05AM0.53m | 9:24PM0.52m | 4:07AM0.48m | 9:14PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 693 | 668 | 586 | 511 | 419 | 387 | 469 | 633 | 578 | 443 | 443 | 483 | 808 | 961 | 945 | 2624 | 1757 | 2198 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 88 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 113 | 50 | 10 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2129 | 303 | 490 | 5700 | 5914 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 341 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 881 | 1120 | 1029 | 571 | 580 |
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