Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
687
678
767
862
907
989
975
960
841
828
732
604
490
467
459
367
303
303
246
320
687
784
1059
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:13PM0.97m
10:59AM1.00m
11:10AM1.14m
11:34AM1.26m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.60m
1:22AM0.58m
2:07AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
857
687
678
767
862
907
989
975
960
841
828
732
604
490
467
459
367
303
303
246
247
687
784
1059
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
22
Energy kJ
13
13
11
11
60
131
245
320
154
153
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
23
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
Energy kJ
7
55
54
53
92
181
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
7
5
5
7
8
9
159
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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