Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
265
196
233
211
487
763
871
845
811
789
969
1247
1806
1747
1517
3443
3989
4044
3919
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
45
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41AM0.85m
5:04AM0.95m
10:37AM0.92m
10:56AM0.97m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.32m
8:06AM0.88m
8:11PM0.35m
8:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
17
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
16
18
17
16
15
13
10
13
13
12
12
8
6
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
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