Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 06 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121214131312121212151514141413131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34729850744436134427826921523430947810171090117211551026983961930886687778746
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
1.26
1:43AM
0.80
3:12PM
1.24
1:40AM
0.77
3:41PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.20
9:02PM
0.62
7:27AM
0.21
9:40PM
0.69
7:39AM
0.23
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:33------
Sunset----6:04-------6:01-------6:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182225251918181716161615141313121215181818171819
Feels °C (?)172023231918171514131311121212111013161818171819
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