Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121413131615161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75463463464567758950841941945112991103108627312837318430953156274924492197196517261581
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.90
4:17PM
1.06
3:35AM
0.85
4:50PM
1.10
3:09AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
0.40
9:17AM
0.28
9:59PM
0.55
9:18AM
0.27
10:20PM
0.72
9:21AM
0.26
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset8:04-------8:02-------8:01-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C262524242324231717161515151617171615151515181917
Feels °C (?)252524232325221312111111111213131313131414161612
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