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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 ACDT
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 3AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 25s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)101011121212121212202019191918181717171719181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98011191452158416101519149413691346244812181365151614851392128812591431141415784682478641723561
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.98
11:47PM
0.96
12:07AM
1.03
12:30AM
1.07
2:02PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.93
9:26AM
0.31
9:19AM
0.33
9:05AM
0.33
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset7:38-------7:37-------7:36-------
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414131314141515151515141720201816161616212522
Feels °C (?)98988991111111213111417161615151515192320
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