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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
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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 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
439 | 274 | 507 | 440 | 366 | 240 | 246 | 227 | 214 | 196 | 167 | 158 | 152 | 145 | 139 | 135 | 135 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 364 | 630 | 943 | 900 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:34PM0.88m | 11:44AM0.82m | 10:35PM0.87m | 11:41AM0.95m | 11:13PM0.85m | 11:54AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.54m | 3:31PM0.73m | 4:16AM0.53m | 5:04PM0.67m | 4:24AM0.51m | 6:13PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
439 | 274 | 507 | 440 | 366 | 201 | 149 | 111 | 214 | 71 | 68 | 158 | 152 | 145 | 139 | 135 | 135 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 364 | 630 | 943 | 900 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 8 |
21 | 121 | 90 | 137 | 192 | 240 | 246 | 227 | 49 | 196 | 167 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 83 | 83 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 22 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 21 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — |
12 | 41 | 91 | — | — | 59 | 53 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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