Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
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1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.4
SW
15
2
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
814
785
693
668
586
511
419
387
469
633
578
443
443
483
808
918
961
2523
1804
3573
5534
5372
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56AM1.30m
00:06AM0.58m
12:20PM1.33m
00:27AM0.59m
12:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.54m
3:05AM0.53m
9:24PM0.52m
4:07AM0.48m
9:14PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
11
9
8
9
8
9
10
10
7
8
9
8
8
6
4
3
4
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