Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is

15.4°C

Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	874	826	528	437	1169	1241	1310	1275	1374	1374	1413	1393	1187	1187	1187	1047	1032	1171	1374	1471	1780	1803	2143	2282
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide		3:05AM1.20m				12:41PM0.72m					3:38AM1.14m		10:01AM0.82m						4:15AM1.04m		10:29AM0.92m
Low Tide				9:26AM0.69m				7:23PM0.19m				9:21AM0.82m				7:34PM0.20m				8:10AM0.89m				7:45PM0.24m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	1	2	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	12	12	10	9	10	10	9	8	7	8	7	9	8	8	9	10	9	8	8	8	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	874	826	528	437	1169	1241	1310	1275	1374	1374	1413	1393	1187	1187	1187	1047	1032	1171	1374	1471	1780	1803	2143	2282
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SSW 19	—
kJ	—	216	371	435	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	43	—	74	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SSE 6	—	—
kJ	1	2	7	19	17	19	33	61	135	182	182	188	196	226	247	254	225	163	110	73	—	34	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pines SA - East Coast	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	5	163	129	129	129	129	129	129	649	129	129	129	129	159	164	164	164	129	164	164	159	129	129	129
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Rating (10 max)	3	4			4														4					5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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