Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
3
SW
15
1.8
SSW
15
3
SSW
11
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2655
2689
2826
3095
3550
3721
4363
4385
4774
5324
4810
4532
3905
3656
3283
2800
2450
2228
3565
1434
2504
5321
3051
2672
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:29AM1.14m
2:17PM0.85m
4:04AM1.13m
12:35PM0.87m
4:47AM1.08m
11:00AM1.00m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.69m
8:08PM0.32m
9:13AM0.85m
8:14PM0.31m
8:22AM0.97m
8:22PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
14
14
18
18
16
16
14
13
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
11
11
15
12
10
10
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
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