Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
673 | 659 | 582 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 277 | 277 | 291 | 275 | 239 | 257 | 357 | 406 | 412 | 501 | 295 | 331 | 853 | 1044 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.98m | 3:42AM1.07m | 2:47PM0.96m | 4:20AM1.07m | 2:36PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:03PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
673 | 659 | 582 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 277 | 277 | 291 | 275 | 142 | 257 | 357 | 406 | 412 | 501 | 295 | 331 | 853 | 1044 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 |
109 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 45 | 239 | 64 | 186 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 229 | 226 | 412 | 370 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 39 | 95 | 162 | 182 | 174 | — | 42 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
17 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 99 | 66 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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