Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
948
1092
1417
1271
1096
1136
1107
1065
1182
1065
1037
869
752
742
845
834
874
777
528
437
1169
1065
1067
1161
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:05AM1.19m
1:44PM0.75m
2:34AM1.22m
1:36PM0.71m
3:05AM1.20m
12:41PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.44m
7:01PM0.22m
8:54AM0.56m
7:11PM0.20m
9:26AM0.69m
7:23PM0.19m
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Temp °C
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
18
16
16
16
18
16
12
12
11
10
8
9
8
7
6
6
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