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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
838 | 2054 | 1635 | 1419 | 1303 | 1318 | 1280 | 1708 | 919 | 3004 | 3413 | 3995 | 4355 | 4704 | 5019 | 5903 | 5273 | 4909 | 4562 | 4232 | 3765 | 3615 | 3680 | 3919 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.70m | 2:56PM1.31m | 1:23AM0.66m | 3:26PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.64m | 6:51AM0.24m | 11:05PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.27m | 7:20AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
838 | 2054 | 1635 | 1419 | 1303 | 1318 | 1280 | 216 | 507 | 146 | 360 | 443 | 249 | 4704 | 5019 | 5903 | 5273 | 4909 | 4562 | 4232 | 3765 | 3615 | 3680 | 3919 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
734 | 47 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 218 | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 2128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 37 | 51 | 1708 | 919 | 3004 | 3413 | 3995 | 4355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 579 | 580 | 813 | 875 | 945 | 945 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 1076 | 580 | 1041 | 1029 | 1029 | 1029 | 1029 | 1043 | 129 |
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