Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SSW
11
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
791
745
659
649
630
481
458
451
353
505
307
326
918
860
1624
2787
3465
3371
3111
3025
3713
3495
4111
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08AM0.94m
3:29PM1.02m
4:58AM0.98m
3:26PM0.99m
6:05AM1.00m
10:57AM1.01m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.52m
8:53AM0.72m
10:07PM0.51m
8:57AM0.86m
10:26PM0.51m
8:04AM0.99m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
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