Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
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3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3195
2717
2221
1956
1564
1379
1197
1229
1229
1060
817
1668
1187
1064
871
706
557
439
412
331
273
265
196
210
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM1.14m
2:04PM0.84m
3:46AM1.10m
1:40PM0.82m
4:20AM1.03m
10:41AM0.85m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.66m
8:00PM0.26m
9:18AM0.76m
8:09PM0.29m
8:56AM0.84m
8:13PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
8
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
21
21
20
21
Feels °C
5
3
3
5
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
10
12
14
15
14
13
13
11
13
16
18
17
17
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