Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
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)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
326
321
317
312
245
226
137
110
126
276
270
298
402
532
512
377
372
443
656
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:49PM1.19m
2:44AM0.81m
3:06PM1.12m
3:24AM0.88m
3:20PM1.06m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.57m
7:49AM0.47m
9:45PM0.54m
8:25AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
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