Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
1021
2157
2758
2665
2323
1919
1631
1447
1278
1028
822
811
697
1343
1294
1107
1067
924
752
722
612
595
515
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:19AM0.91m
4:10PM0.95m
6:42AM0.98m
10:45AM1.00m
11:09AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.58m
8:55AM0.82m
11:26PM0.60m
7:57AM0.97m
10:31PM0.60m
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
10
11
10
11
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
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