Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2379
1993
2200
2553
2460
2803
5204
3095
3550
4050
4363
4647
5119
5464
5163
4532
3905
3415
3055
2800
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM0.88m
3:29AM1.14m
2:17PM0.85m
4:04AM1.13m
12:35PM0.87m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.33m
9:12AM0.69m
8:08PM0.32m
9:13AM0.85m
8:14PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
16
17
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
11
10
11
10
9
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