Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
585
529
499
708
1171
1916
2096
2277
1915
1761
1697
1429
1261
1230
996
800
778
668
659
497
475
515
418
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:37AM0.82m
12:45PM0.97m
00:54AM0.93m
1:05PM0.92m
1:15AM1.03m
1:23PM0.86m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.29m
6:36PM0.31m
6:41AM0.26m
6:39PM0.29m
7:14AM0.28m
6:45PM0.27m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:56
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2
2
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
8
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
15
22
25
23
21
Feels °C
14
11
10
7
7
6
6
6
2
1
1
2
4
6
8
8
7
5
5
10
17
21
19
16
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