Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3241
3560
3023
2906
2983
3037
3080
2750
2384
2924
2887
2682
2391
2207
2378
2089
2498
3151
3278
3495
3232
2951
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:46PM0.80m
2:05AM1.13m
1:57PM0.76m
2:30AM1.19m
2:09PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.36m
7:03PM0.29m
8:24AM0.38m
7:15PM0.22m
8:52AM0.42m
7:31PM0.18m
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6:39
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6:35
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7:27
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Temp °C
14
22
25
25
17
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
17
19
21
14
14
11
10
8
8
8
9
7
7
8
7
9
10
10
10
8
9
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