Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3210
3741
4450
4663
4073
3441
4998
3020
3802
4349
4677
6999
7098
7098
6760
6351
6514
7482
7773
7720
6960
6449
5627
4902
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:41AM0.56m
12:13PM1.41m
00:38AM0.54m
12:44PM1.46m
00:43AM0.53m
1:14PM1.46m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.53m
1:38AM0.56m
10:07PM0.50m
2:56AM0.51m
10:23PM0.50m
3:58AM0.45m
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
2
4
4
5
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
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