Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1422
1373
1283
1122
1068
926
815
724
663
396
347
902
1014
2007
2292
2441
2593
2557
1902
2525
2151
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:58AM0.70m
12:12PM0.77m
00:42AM0.82m
12:30PM0.73m
00:49AM0.95m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.46m
5:47AM0.60m
6:00PM0.49m
6:48AM0.52m
5:35PM0.45m
7:22AM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
16
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
14
12
9
8
7
6
6
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