Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1466 | 1447 | 1261 | 1024 | 970 | 857 | 1402 | 573 | 319 | 522 | 1348 | 1572 | 2513 | 3009 | 3392 | 3652 | 3717 | 3199 | 2983 | 3222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20PM0.90m | 1:25AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.84m | 1:43AM1.04m | 1:46PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.37m | 6:57PM0.36m | 7:56AM0.36m | 7:03PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1466 | 1447 | 1261 | 1024 | 970 | 857 | 1402 | 441 | 319 | 522 | 1348 | 1572 | 2513 | 3009 | 3392 | 3652 | 3717 | 3199 | 2983 | 3222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 573 | 284 | 326 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 59 | 132 | 475 | 8 | 29 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 7 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 465 | 341 | 571 | 579 | 404 | 404 | 11 | 571 | 472 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 160 | 335 | 129 | 129 |
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