Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
532
532
387
339
443
568
752
874
791
745
659
606
587
481
458
451
421
289
294
966
1044
1080
3785
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM0.88m
3:20PM1.06m
4:08AM0.94m
3:29PM1.02m
4:58AM0.98m
3:26PM0.99m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.54m
8:25AM0.58m
9:53PM0.52m
8:53AM0.72m
10:07PM0.51m
8:57AM0.86m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
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5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
9
9
8
6
6
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