Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 2 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 12). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (12 Jun)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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)
!
!
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1728
1704
1336
1189
1155
812
2123
2007
1961
1648
1531
1834
1547
1642
1496
1822
1772
1723
1541
1452
1408
1198
1103
953
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM0.71m
11:39AM1.24m
11:22PM0.66m
12:07PM1.36m
11:49PM0.62m
12:38PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.71m
2:51AM0.58m
9:31PM0.65m
3:17AM0.54m
9:55PM0.60m
3:45AM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
4
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
16
14
14
15
14
15
15
13
12
13
15
13
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1728
1704
1336
1189
1155
811
2123
2007
1961
1648
1531
1834
1547
1642
1496
1822
1772
1723
1541
1452
1408
1198
1103
953
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SSW
19
0.2
W
5
0.5
NNW
4
1.2
SW
10
Energy kJ
48
563
812
2
10
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
5
7
7
9
19
30
30
38
43
37
10
5
24
32
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
5
5
8
0
468
578
579
579
152
96
0
0
129
163
129
129
129
129
5
7
8
9
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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