Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (10 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
485
286
595
1480
1720
2445
2930
3241
3326
3023
2906
3506
3075
3080
2750
2961
3211
3062
2868
2529
2317
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:33PM0.84m
1:43AM1.04m
1:46PM0.80m
2:05AM1.13m
1:57PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.37m
6:57PM0.36m
7:56AM0.36m
7:03PM0.29m
8:24AM0.38m
7:15PM0.22m
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6:39
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6:37
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7:25
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Temp °C
14
16
17
18
16
14
13
12
13
22
25
26
19
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
13
14
12
11
9
10
17
19
22
17
13
11
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
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