Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
475
454
556
404
1162
1064
1038
1012
999
973
988
948
1133
1417
1271
1239
1082
1107
1198
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM0.86m
1:39AM1.12m
1:37PM0.80m
2:05AM1.19m
1:44PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.27m
7:48AM0.34m
6:52PM0.24m
8:21AM0.44m
7:01PM0.22m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
18
22
21
21
20
21
23
27
30
30
24
19
19
17
16
18
20
21
18
17
Feels °C
13
18
18
16
15
17
18
22
25
25
20
18
18
16
16
18
20
20
19
17
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