Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (02 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
325
293
917
1003
1434
1591
1526
1403
1364
1161
1127
998
878
769
745
628
510
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:57AM0.98m
10:15AM0.80m
5:31AM0.84m
11:19AM0.81m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.18m
9:47AM0.80m
8:19PM0.26m
8:46AM0.77m
8:20PM0.36m
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
18
16
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
17
16
17
16
14
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