Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
377
371
309
274
222
171
265
421
439
557
585
529
499
708
1171
2218
2303
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:24AM0.74m
12:23PM1.00m
00:37AM0.82m
12:45PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.35m
5:31AM0.36m
6:36PM0.33m
6:07AM0.29m
6:36PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
21
18
18
18
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
21
19
16
17
18
18
18
16
14
12
12
13
12
10
6
6
5
5
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