Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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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 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
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
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
469
437
307
547
1104
1255
1256
1192
1054
996
926
815
736
663
341
390
772
1322
1867
2324
2830
3950
4027
3199
3388
2418
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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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Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
16
19
18
15
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
12
13
11
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
12
13
12
13
12
10
10
11
13
15
13
11
8
7
6
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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