Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 06 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
1419
1303
1224
1407
1708
789
3046
3225
3851
4261
4538
4824
5502
5273
4541
4208
4208
3741
3544
3448
3619
3859
3859
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
3:59PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:27
5:25
5:25
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
12
12
10
6
6
5
4
5
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1635
1419
1303
1224
1407
216
515
146
360
438
165
4538
4824
5502
5273
4541
4208
4208
3741
3544
3448
3619
3859
3859
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
91
90
90
86
151
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
1
SW
5
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
10
44
1708
789
3046
3225
3851
4261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
448
579
580
813
875
129
129
129
129
129
1093
129
163
163
163
129
409
1067
129
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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