Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 2 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7221
5826
4749
3788
3045
2586
1992
1739
1674
1654
1679
2410
3923
5875
7167
7251
6165
5011
4239
3910
3260
2543
2033
1617
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM1.31m
2:31AM0.65m
3:04PM1.25m
3:05AM0.70m
3:30PM1.18m
3:43AM0.76m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.48m
7:11AM0.35m
10:31PM0.49m
7:46AM0.41m
10:47PM0.52m
8:19AM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
10
10
10
12
11
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
8
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
Energy kJ
7221
5826
4749
3788
3045
2586
1992
1739
1674
1654
1679
2410
3923
5875
7167
7251
6165
5011
4239
3910
3260
2543
2033
1617
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1100
129
5
5
129
129
5
5
129
129
162
129
9
129
159
159
159
9
9
9
7
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
7
8
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
9
9
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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