Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141515141414141313121212121111111110101111101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6534671662405416466943433648279621661942154412081079930807683573476426452392324333599
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.97
12:25PM
0.70
11:20PM
0.98
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.39
7:00AM
0.42
3:46PM
0.63
6:11AM
0.43
4:59PM
0.55
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset---5:55-------5:53-------5:52----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141516161515151414161717161514141315171716151514
Feels °C (?)91011111112131212141515151513131214151514141513
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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