Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (12 Jun)6ft (1.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
!
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!
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3
2
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1336
1189
1172
812
2123
2007
1961
1648
1531
1834
1474
1400
1337
1797
1772
1723
1556
1465
1365
1114
777
517
757
623
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.24m
11:22PM0.66m
12:07PM1.36m
11:49PM0.62m
12:38PM1.45m
00:04AM0.58m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.65m
3:17AM0.54m
9:55PM0.60m
3:45AM0.48m
10:31PM0.57m
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mod rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
9
6
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
17
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
15
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
13
11
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1336
1189
1172
811
2123
2007
1961
1648
1531
1834
1474
1400
1337
1797
1772
1723
1556
1465
1365
1114
777
517
757
623
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
ENE
4
1.1
SSW
19
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNW
4
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
48
1
812
16
6
572
811
596
45
229
253
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
6
13
30
30
38
38
38
34
17
30
47
47
1
3
5
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
8
0
503
519
579
579
152
758
0
11
163
404
129
129
129
12
9
7
8
9
8
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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