Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
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3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1708
1631
1474
1267
1119
1001
1027
771
643
520
490
348
391
305
398
368
443
433
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:23AM0.95m
3:16PM1.03m
3:59AM1.01m
3:20PM0.96m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.45m
8:43AM0.53m
9:17PM0.47m
9:14AM0.68m
9:13PM0.48m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
6
6
5
7
10
9
8
9
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