Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
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3
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2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1466
1447
1230
1288
1310
1237
1310
1198
1496
2212
2031
1889
1891
1765
1625
1310
1288
1100
1085
757
631
478
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:41PM1.16m
2:51AM0.86m
3:01PM1.10m
3:23AM0.95m
3:16PM1.03m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.33m
9:11PM0.43m
8:09AM0.41m
9:15PM0.45m
8:43AM0.53m
9:17PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
2
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
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