Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
838
2054
1635
1419
1303
1318
1280
1708
919
3004
3413
3995
4355
4704
5019
5903
5273
4909
4562
4232
3765
3615
3680
3919
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:27
5:25
5:25
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
14
13
12
14
13
12
9
6
5
4
4
5
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
838
2054
1635
1419
1303
1318
1280
216
507
146
360
443
249
4704
5019
5903
5273
4909
4562
4232
3765
3615
3680
3919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
734
47
91
90
90
86
218
127
2128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
37
51
1708
919
3004
3413
3995
4355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
0
404
579
580
813
875
945
945
129
129
129
1076
580
1041
1029
1029
1029
1029
1043
129
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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