Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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)
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
313
396
523
599
594
1543
1650
1488
1374
1175
982
838
863
863
979
936
812
799
657
517
508
436
378
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM0.75m
12:40PM1.35m
00:20AM0.69m
1:09PM1.43m
00:26AM0.65m
1:38PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.44m
8:12PM0.59m
5:03AM0.38m
9:17PM0.60m
5:21AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
2
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
19
20
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
19
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
323
313
396
523
599
458
1543
1650
1488
1374
1175
982
838
863
863
979
936
812
799
657
517
508
436
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
594
11
11
11
9
45
45
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
5
7
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
129
129
129
129
129
9
5
0
0
152
152
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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