Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1182
1065
1037
869
752
742
845
834
996
928
528
437
1169
1241
1310
1275
1374
1374
1413
1220
1187
1187
1061
1047
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:34AM1.22m
1:36PM0.71m
3:05AM1.20m
12:41PM0.72m
3:38AM1.14m
10:01AM0.82m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.56m
7:11PM0.20m
9:26AM0.69m
7:23PM0.19m
9:21AM0.82m
7:34PM0.20m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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 mm
2
2
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3
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
18
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
17
19
14
13
13
9
10
11
11
10
8
8
7
7
6
9
9
7
7
10
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