Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1997
1972
1972
1972
1706
1663
1592
1507
1507
1507
1450
1374
1208
1175
1175
1960
874
712
702
692
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SE
5
SE
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:30PM0.83m
00:58AM0.85m
12:55PM0.80m
1:13AM0.97m
1:17PM0.76m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.34m
6:35AM0.38m
6:21PM0.32m
7:15AM0.34m
6:28PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:37
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7:37
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7:37
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2
3
2
1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
19
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
21
18
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
16
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
20
15
10
10
12
10
8
6
7
6
6
7
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