Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
1549
2088
2242
2162
2136
2110
1672
1466
1294
1230
1288
1254
1237
1310
1198
1156
4563
2885
2060
2143
1504
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:19PM1.22m
2:23AM0.78m
2:41PM1.16m
2:51AM0.86m
3:01PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.30m
9:05PM0.41m
7:33AM0.33m
9:11PM0.43m
8:09AM0.41m
9:15PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
13
13
11
11
11
9
9
10
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
8
8
7
7
6
4
3
2
3
5
7
6
5
6
6
8
7
7
5
6
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