Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.5°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
139
326
242
235
169
164
125
93
55
87
86
99
95
125
121
136
116
178
253
316
431
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM0.67m
4:20AM1.10m
1:20PM0.65m
4:52AM1.02m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.60m
8:19PM0.18m
12:12PM0.65m
8:29PM0.22m
8:34PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
14
18
22
21
19
18
16
15
14
20
23
23
22
20
19
17
17
23
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
10
14
18
17
17
16
14
13
12
17
19
20
19
17
16
14
15
19
22
24
22
21
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