Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
8 PM
11 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)
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4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2143
2282
2282
2043
2084
1849
1826
1613
1613
1675
1512
1278
1743
2228
3062
3563
3423
3560
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:03AM0.91m
11:57AM0.99m
12:23PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.24m
8:20AM0.88m
8:51PM0.30m
8:49PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
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14
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Feels °C
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