Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
1048
1048
1178
1230
1023
965
950
936
824
769
659
638
598
500
461
405
405
399
336
319
359
416
469
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:33AM1.08m
1:36PM0.71m
1:56AM1.18m
1:52PM0.65m
2:23AM1.25m
2:00PM0.60m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.33m
6:37PM0.25m
8:31AM0.35m
6:49PM0.21m
9:11AM0.40m
7:02PM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
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