
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1716 | 1608 | 1372 | 1179 | 1150 | 1136 | 1093 | 1052 | 1024 | 899 | 822 | 702 | 578 | 553 | 362 | 870 | 859 | 1010 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.18m | 11:49AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:11PM0.43m | 9:20PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
1716 | 1608 | 1372 | 1179 | 1150 | 1136 | 1093 | 1052 | 1024 | 899 | 822 | 702 | 578 | 553 | 362 | 870 | 859 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 298 | — | 367 | 1010 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
— | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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