Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 19). An 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 (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
WSW
10
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
259
246
249
375
412
406
412
508
431
537
555
627
759
1415
1488
1370
1244
1111
1821
2008
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM1.07m
2:47PM0.96m
4:20AM1.07m
2:36PM0.94m
5:04AM1.04m
11:31AM0.96m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.70m
8:53PM0.38m
9:14AM0.83m
9:03PM0.40m
8:38AM0.94m
9:06PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
8
9
10
12
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
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