Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111010111110101313141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1544120810799468076835734864964523923313242363721161135612951085824725644483475
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.70
11:20PM
0.98
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
12:20PM
0.91
12:12AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.63
6:11AM
0.43
4:59PM
0.55
5:56AM
0.42
5:48PM
0.48
5:54AM
0.40
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset-5:53-------5:52-------5:52------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151515141617171615141414161919181717161619
Feels °C (?)141515141414131415151515131313151918181515141415
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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