Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1303
1267
1407
1708
713
2918
3225
3912
4563
4606
5025
5822
5273
4829
4483
4208
3691
3314
3224
3387
3619
3753
3467
3197
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
3:59PM1.17m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:27
5:25
5:25
5:24
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
10
7
6
5
4
6
6
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
1.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1303
1267
151
216
713
146
360
438
104
4606
5025
5822
5273
4829
4483
4208
3691
3314
3224
3387
3619
3753
3467
3197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
90
86
256
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
8
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
20
1407
1708
662
2918
3225
3912
4563
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
6
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
404
579
580
813
875
163
163
129
129
129
129
129
163
163
163
129
588
588
1041
129
129
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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