Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4324
6514
6846
6760
6432
6211
6786
8204
8111
7817
6701
6124
5324
4748
3952
3378
3032
2951
2638
2566
2279
1913
1750
1775
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:38AM0.54m
12:44PM1.46m
00:43AM0.53m
1:14PM1.46m
00:52AM0.55m
1:42PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.50m
2:56AM0.51m
10:23PM0.50m
3:58AM0.45m
10:34PM0.51m
4:53AM0.40m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
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