Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
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2
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
427
434
440
472
792
1236
1570
1710
1575
1480
1216
1299
1389
1808
1775
1815
1983
1969
1723
1658
1684
1186
664
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:11PM1.33m
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
2
7
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
10
12
10
9
8
9
8
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
427
427
434
440
472
792
1236
1570
1710
1575
1480
1216
1299
1389
1572
1969
1340
1186
664
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
N
6
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
8
3
1
229
623
537
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
17
Energy kJ
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
4
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.6
NW
4
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
16
8
11
10
16
23
37
52
54
58
64
77
57
12
1808
1775
1815
1983
1723
1658
1684
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
4
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
341
1
1
0
5
0
12
465
404
404
465
503
503
503
524
524
578
579
813
793
5
11
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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