Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
936
824
769
659
638
598
500
461
469
469
399
392
372
423
469
593
679
803
2224
2795
3218
3416
3093
3011
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:56AM1.18m
1:52PM0.65m
2:23AM1.25m
2:00PM0.60m
2:51AM1.28m
1:56PM0.57m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.35m
6:49PM0.21m
9:11AM0.40m
7:02PM0.17m
9:56AM0.48m
7:17PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
15
17
17
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
10
14
15
14
12
12
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