Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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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3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2214
1923
1728
1547
1274
1081
1118
1081
2096
2000
2084
1972
1972
1972
1706
1663
1663
1507
1507
1527
1450
1374
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
SE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:04PM0.83m
00:51AM0.74m
12:30PM0.83m
00:58AM0.85m
12:55PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.55m
6:22PM0.36m
5:51AM0.46m
6:17PM0.34m
6:35AM0.38m
6:21PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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7:37
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1
2
Temp °C
19
28
29
28
25
22
21
20
19
20
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
16
20
16
14
13
Feels °C
18
25
26
27
25
22
21
20
19
18
15
15
13
12
13
11
12
14
18
11
10
9
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