Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.0° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (04 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
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0
0
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3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
307
563
1224
1422
1373
1192
1122
978
926
815
724
663
389
390
772
1014
1797
2387
2542
2792
2361
2082
4274
2686
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09AM0.71m
11:50AM0.80m
00:58AM0.70m
12:12PM0.77m
00:42AM0.82m
12:30PM0.73m
00:49AM0.95m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.70m
7:53PM0.46m
5:47AM0.60m
6:00PM0.49m
6:48AM0.52m
5:35PM0.45m
7:22AM0.47m
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rain showers
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clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
16
18
19
15
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
13
11
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
12
13
12
13
12
10
10
11
13
15
15
12
7
7
5
6
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