Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
2
SW
11
2
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
458
451
353
341
330
384
419
1001
1624
4170
3371
3371
3111
3709
6138
3848
4548
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58AM0.98m
3:26PM0.99m
6:05AM1.00m
10:57AM1.01m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.51m
8:57AM0.86m
10:26PM0.51m
8:04AM0.99m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
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