Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)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 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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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3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
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)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3989
3259
2553
2135
1872
1697
1521
965
722
711
699
585
585
566
477
485
501
543
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM0.62m
1:32PM1.31m
1:32AM0.66m
1:55PM1.27m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.45m
5:41AM0.35m
9:01PM0.43m
6:21AM0.31m
9:01PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
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