Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2692 | 2084 | 1849 | 1634 | 1393 | 1093 | 845 | 833 | 726 | 508 | 638 | 1214 | 1343 | 1807 | 2143 | 2066 | 2061 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.04m | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:57AM1.11m | 2:31PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.41m | 7:59PM0.34m | 8:46AM0.54m | 8:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2692 | 2084 | 1849 | 1634 | 1393 | 1093 | 845 | 833 | 726 | 508 | 638 | 1214 | 1343 | 1807 | 2143 | 2066 | 2061 | 2412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 134 | 340 | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 3 | — | 22 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 62 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1029 | 160 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 404 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 404 | 5 | 579 |
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