Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1209
1431
1642
1469
1193
857
1716
1608
1372
1179
1150
1136
1093
1010
857
899
822
702
569
561
1011
859
1886
2756
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
WNW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:32AM1.07m
10:59AM1.03m
11:20AM1.18m
11:49AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:35AM1.01m
9:07PM0.45m
9:11PM0.43m
9:20PM0.42m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
17
16
15
16
17
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
14
12
12
12
11
7
8
8
9
10
8
8
7
7
8
8
6
1
1
0
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