Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1706
1663
1507
1507
1437
1507
1450
1241
1208
1175
1175
996
874
811
850
692
662
653
1161
1178
1172
1023
979
850
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:58AM0.85m
12:55PM0.80m
1:13AM0.97m
1:17PM0.76m
1:33AM1.08m
1:36PM0.71m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.38m
6:21PM0.32m
7:15AM0.34m
6:28PM0.29m
7:52AM0.33m
6:37PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:20
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6:20
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
5
5
2
2
1
2
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
16
20
17
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
19
13
9
10
12
10
9
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
10
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