Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
245
226
137
98
182
356
270
298
447
532
387
339
443
568
807
874
791
756
659
649
630
521
458
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:44AM0.81m
3:06PM1.12m
3:24AM0.88m
3:20PM1.06m
4:08AM0.94m
3:29PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.57m
7:49AM0.47m
9:45PM0.54m
8:25AM0.58m
9:53PM0.52m
8:53AM0.72m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
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5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
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