Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 14 May 2026 ACST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
95
86
83
112
380
975
921
788
778
778
657
559
522
431
419
318
313
407
508
680
708
1799
1811
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM0.85m
11:54AM1.10m
11:42PM0.80m
12:15PM1.23m
00:05AM0.75m
12:40PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.51m
6:13PM0.62m
4:35AM0.48m
7:13PM0.59m
4:48AM0.44m
8:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
22
23
21
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
19
16
15
14
13
16
15
16
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
135
95
86
83
83
380
975
921
788
778
778
657
559
522
431
419
318
313
407
508
680
458
1799
1811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
15
12
67
67
99
83
5
1
708
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
31
29
12
12
112
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
6
4
5
3
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
11
5
2
2
4
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
0
8
8
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
3
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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