Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
115
178
253
321
443
290
616
730
584
553
553
515
501
467
447
440
465
408
330
320
309
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
4:52AM1.02m
5:28AM0.92m
6:22AM0.81m
11:00AM0.80m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.26m
8:31PM0.31m
8:59AM0.78m
8:13PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:28
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6:26
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
24
26
27
25
23
22
20
19
23
24
26
25
25
22
22
19
18
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
20
22
24
22
19
17
16
16
19
22
25
23
21
19
19
17
17
19
19
17
16
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