Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
4
WSW
8
6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1642
1469
1258
857
1627
1608
1372
1179
1150
1136
1093
1010
1024
899
822
702
569
561
402
859
1865
8016
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
10
NW
15
SW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:32AM1.07m
10:59AM1.03m
11:20AM1.18m
11:49AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:35AM1.01m
9:07PM0.45m
9:11PM0.43m
9:20PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
5
Temp °C
11
13
17
17
13
14
15
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
10
13
13
9
10
11
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
4
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