Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 08 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)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 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4845
4503
4196
3919
4302
4627
4627
4302
3998
3701
3419
2856
2505
2085
1864
1687
1336
1118
976
944
847
847
743
730
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:59PM1.17m
4:36PM1.08m
5:22PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.31m
7:28AM0.37m
7:27AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
14
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4845
4503
4196
3919
4302
4627
4627
4302
3998
3701
3419
2856
2505
2085
1864
1687
1336
1118
976
944
847
847
743
730
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
21
42
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)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
163
163
129
649
1076
1041
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
9
9
9
159
129
164
164
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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