Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
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 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111111013131413131212121212121514141414141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496452392337276307841128613771316110383872564448347549110109829821068168025812513
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
5
SW
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffglassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
12:20PM
0.91
12:12AM
0.94
12:35PM
1.03
12:34AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.55
5:56AM
0.42
5:48PM
0.48
5:54AM
0.40
6:30PM
0.44
5:57AM
0.38
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset-5:52-------5:52-------5:50------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171816151414141618191717171616192119171616151414
Feels °C (?)151615141313131518191716151414171816171615131111
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