Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.2°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
1137
1286
1343
1310
1294
1261
1024
970
811
1307
485
399
524
1391
1572
2317
2634
3023
3560
3717
3348
3158
3222
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM0.82m
1:20PM0.90m
1:25AM0.93m
1:33PM0.84m
1:43AM1.04m
1:46PM0.80m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.42m
7:04PM0.43m
7:26AM0.37m
6:57PM0.36m
7:56AM0.36m
7:03PM0.29m
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light rain
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rain showers
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clear
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clear
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clear
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6:39
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7:24
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1
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2
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Temp °C
22
20
18
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
15
14
13
12
13
21
25
27
21
15
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
10
12
12
9
7
7
9
10
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
18
20
24
20
14
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