Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)--
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
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1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1414141416151414141414131212111112109999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9829821083172828742746227918581652152613791092834648512494231223170173170136139115
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.89
12:55PM
1.16
12:52AM
0.83
1:19PM
1.26
1:05AM
0.78
1:45PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.44
5:57AM
0.38
7:10PM
0.44
6:03AM
0.34
7:50PM
0.48
6:11AM
0.30
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset-------5:49-------5:47-------5:45
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151515151513131211111419222019192022232420
Feels °C (?)1716141413121111910887915191715151719192117
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