Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
481
392
348
277
277
291
246
268
346
412
406
412
691
431
331
683
788
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:42AM1.07m
2:47PM0.96m
4:20AM1.07m
2:36PM0.94m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.37m
9:04AM0.70m
8:53PM0.38m
9:14AM0.83m
9:03PM0.40m
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6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
15
15
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
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