Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 11 May 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
700
590
545
439
274
507
440
366
240
246
227
214
196
167
158
152
145
139
135
135
95
86
173
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM0.88m
9:34PM0.88m
11:44AM0.82m
10:35PM0.87m
11:41AM0.95m
11:13PM0.85m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.88m
4:14AM0.54m
3:31PM0.73m
4:16AM0.53m
5:04PM0.67m
4:24AM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
17
20
21
20
19
19
17
16
17
14
14
13
13
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
17
17
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
15
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
812
700
590
545
439
274
507
440
366
201
149
54
214
196
72
158
152
145
139
135
135
95
86
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
13
21
121
91
137
192
240
246
111
49
48
167
46
31
48
27
16
15
8
51
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.3
SSW
22
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
S
8
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
41
91
59
55
227
23
31
19
17
2
2
13
31
30
12
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
8
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
10
1
6
78
5
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
9
9
129
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
129
5
5
8
0
7
9
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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