Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
18.1° 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: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131212121212111111101011111010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6240541646694343364826102166194215441208106694680768357348643545239232433952310131356
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.97
12:25PM
0.70
11:20PM
0.98
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.42
3:46PM
0.63
6:11AM
0.43
4:59PM
0.55
5:56AM
0.42
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39
Sunset-5:55-------5:53-------5:52------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151514141616171514141313151718161515151517
Feels °C (?)111212131312121414151414131212131516151415141416
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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