Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1360
1139
958
724
623
522
514
433
657
333
274
269
222
218
399
341
353
226
313
251
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
25
NE
20
NE
30
N
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WNW
0
NNE
0
NE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:10PM0.57m
3:53AM1.20m
4:25AM1.10m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.57m
7:34PM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
8:08PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
24
21
22
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
16
14
14
13
14
19
19
20
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
18
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
19
19
19
14
13
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