Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
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4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
17
3.5
S
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7847
6884
5929
5386
4645
3924
3241
2839
2680
2444
2190
2012
1704
3111
3188
2980
2643
2365
1870
1567
1415
1323
1261
1121
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM0.68m
12:49PM1.13m
00:46AM0.77m
1:06PM1.06m
1:02AM0.88m
1:20PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.43m
7:50PM0.48m
6:11AM0.36m
7:22PM0.45m
6:46AM0.33m
7:10PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
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Temp °C
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
20
21
19
19
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
10
8
8
9
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
14
17
19
17
16
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