Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
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4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3859
3434
3380
3818
4698
4582
4131
3666
3011
2315
1728
1526
1303
1122
989
880
880
767
653
569
560
469
383
377
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:17AM1.00m
00:27AM0.62m
11:39AM1.02m
00:19AM0.67m
12:01PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.38m
3:47AM0.55m
7:08PM0.37m
4:49AM0.45m
6:43PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
6
10
14
14
11
11
10
9
11
15
20
22
20
19
18
19
19
22
26
25
23
19
Feels °C
5
3
1
5
10
10
8
8
7
4
6
11
16
18
17
15
13
14
15
18
22
21
21
16
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