Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2643
2365
1870
1588
1415
1305
1261
1121
736
716
806
724
715
561
539
491
394
373
357
290
273
196
187
325
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM0.88m
1:20PM1.00m
1:23AM0.98m
1:33PM0.94m
1:48AM1.06m
1:45PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.33m
7:10PM0.40m
7:17AM0.34m
7:11PM0.33m
7:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
21
21
19
19
19
20
20
15
17
17
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
13
12
14
17
18
17
16
14
15
16
11
13
12
11
11
9
9
8
10
13
12
13
13
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