Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SW
2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121212121212131414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)793690734120611442001212427774354258129223080294532342863247523942751374448106278710570266625
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
1.12
4:53PM
1.03
5:56PM
0.93
10:15PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
0.30
7:49AM
0.35
7:51PM
0.92
7:37AM
0.39
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--6:00------5:58-------5:57------
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------11--1--------
Temp. °C202018171615151516161514131313141515151414141415
Feels °C (?)1615131298989987787889988889
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