Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
2
2
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4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
1307
1780
5639
4347
4755
6926
10785
9047
7660
6018
4698
3989
3259
2553
2268
1997
1236
1103
980
838
618
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:44PM1.34m
00:48AM0.60m
1:08PM1.33m
1:10AM0.62m
1:32PM1.31m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.48m
9:14PM0.49m
4:58AM0.41m
9:05PM0.45m
5:41AM0.35m
9:01PM0.43m
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rain showers
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light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
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5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
5
4
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
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