Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141313131313881313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18591373137314131454122611901058936781690828730700700711673663653551526413400393
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
1.10
12:51AM
0.90
6:11PM
1.05
12:16AM
1.04
12:35AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.88
9:27AM
0.25
9:11PM
0.98
9:36AM
0.25
9:44AM
0.26
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset--8:00-------7:59-------7:58-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161616151617171616161414161819171617181923
Feels °C (?)1312111110119101211101011910121415151517181922
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