Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
553
561
545
460
486
440
427
408
325
314
458
426
256
480
440
697
1769
1152
2408
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22AM0.81m
11:00AM0.80m
11:35AM0.82m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.31m
8:59AM0.78m
8:13PM0.35m
7:07PM0.38m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:34
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Temp °C
26
27
25
25
18
15
15
16
18
17
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
23
25
23
21
17
14
15
16
18
15
13
14
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
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