Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
20
3
SW
19
3.5
SSW
19
4
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
1136
1154
1052
1024
899
822
702
578
553
362
933
848
1000
5415
9542
2634
2120
2048
1893
1697
3079
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
ENE
5
NNE
20
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.18m
11:49AM1.29m
12:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.43m
9:20PM0.42m
9:28PM0.43m
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
12
10
11
9
8
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
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