Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)--
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
18
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
433
657
597
481
568
575
627
817
582
1209
1431
1642
1469
1258
857
1627
1608
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:39AM1.06m
2:51PM0.93m
5:32AM1.07m
10:59AM1.03m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.48m
9:28AM0.85m
9:08PM0.47m
8:35AM1.01m
9:07PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
13
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
9
9
10
13
12
11
12
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