Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1
1
0
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2
WSW
8
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
413
419
347
521
1784
2716
3459
4859
5172
4218
3671
5518
6299
7711
4401
4990
6824
6675
6675
5896
5822
5960
7446
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.31m
00:41AM0.56m
12:13PM1.41m
00:38AM0.54m
12:44PM1.46m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.57m
9:55PM0.53m
1:38AM0.56m
10:07PM0.50m
2:56AM0.51m
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
8
6
5
3
2
2
3
3
5
5
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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