Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.5
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
491
472
373
362
286
273
241
187
503
160
724
606
2383
2948
3324
3324
3248
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:48AM1.06m
1:45PM0.90m
2:15AM1.12m
1:56PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.33m
7:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.28m
8:13AM0.46m
7:33PM0.25m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
13
12
8
6
5
6
6
6
4
5
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