Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1728
1526
1303
1122
989
989
880
767
653
569
560
469
440
371
371
283
274
222
171
326
421
433
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:39AM1.02m
00:19AM0.67m
12:01PM1.02m
00:24AM0.74m
12:23PM1.00m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.55m
7:08PM0.37m
4:49AM0.45m
6:43PM0.35m
5:31AM0.36m
6:36PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
19
21
19
19
19
19
21
21
24
25
23
19
16
16
15
17
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
6
9
15
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
21
21
21
16
14
16
15
17
16
15
12
12
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