Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
816 | 1094 | 1384 | 1267 | 1122 | 1833 | 1757 | 1735 | 1317 | 2786 | 2692 | 2084 | 1849 | 1634 | 1393 | 1093 | 845 | 726 | 726 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.06m | 2:01AM0.95m | 2:12PM1.00m | 2:28AM1.04m | 2:26PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.41m | 7:59PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
816 | 1094 | 1384 | 1267 | 1122 | 1833 | 1757 | 1735 | 950 | 2786 | 2692 | 2084 | 1849 | 1634 | 1393 | 1093 | 845 | 726 | 726 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
218 | 151 | 847 | 448 | 510 | 118 | 432 | 847 | 1317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 344 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 159 | 129 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1029 | 1035 | 5 | 1026 | 1 |
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