Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1507
1450
1374
1337
1301
1175
1057
982
862
1376
1230
1079
1048
1048
1178
1111
1023
979
850
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:55PM0.80m
1:13AM0.97m
1:17PM0.76m
1:33AM1.08m
1:36PM0.71m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.32m
7:15AM0.34m
6:28PM0.29m
7:52AM0.33m
6:37PM0.25m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:20
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
1
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3
6
1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
19
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
18
13
9
9
10
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
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