Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.0° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2.4
SW
7
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
510
440
469
437
307
531
1052
1230
1147
1063
1035
996
926
815
736
663
341
396
772
1030
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM0.71m
11:50AM0.80m
00:58AM0.70m
12:12PM0.77m
00:42AM0.82m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.36m
8:07AM0.70m
7:53PM0.46m
5:47AM0.60m
6:00PM0.49m
6:48AM0.52m
clear
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
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14
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16
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13
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13
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12
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Feels °C
15
14
13
12
13
11
8
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8
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12
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13
12
10
10
12
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