Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413121211111110999999101010101312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227918581652152613791211988648582494227223205205170136139142115160163146131197
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
1.16
12:52AM
0.83
1:19PM
1.26
1:05AM
0.78
1:45PM
1.34
1:09AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.44
6:03AM
0.34
7:50PM
0.48
6:11AM
0.30
8:31PM
0.55
6:23AM
0.25
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset-5:49-------5:47-------5:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151513121211101319212019192020232419151515141414
Feels °C (?)111198886815181615151716202116121213121211
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