Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
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Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
499
427
427
427
427
434
479
509
1292
1640
1594
1648
1551
1348
1305
1434
1518
2227
2095
2504
2823
2851
2573
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
W
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:21AM0.80m
1:11PM1.33m
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.32m
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:30
5:30
5:29
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
20
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
19
18
18
15
14
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
506
499
427
427
427
427
434
479
509
1292
1640
1594
1648
1551
1348
1305
1434
1518
1902
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
W
4
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
2
6
1
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
N
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
18
26
26
20
6
12
8
6
16
15
22
39
45
35
42
54
65
31
2227
2095
2504
2823
2851
2573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
9
341
348
8
341
1
0
0
11
0
7
465
465
503
465
465
503
503
524
503
503
503
411
465
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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