Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
0
2
2
3
3
2
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1122
1833
1757
1735
1317
3032
2692
2084
1849
1634
1393
1093
845
833
726
553
594
978
978
1230
1358
1757
2268
2152
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM0.95m
2:12PM1.00m
2:28AM1.04m
2:26PM0.94m
2:57AM1.11m
2:31PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.31m
7:55PM0.34m
8:15AM0.41m
7:59PM0.34m
8:46AM0.54m
8:03PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
17
14
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
14
17
15
13
12
10
8
9
11
12
13
12
11
9
11
9
10
8
8
8
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