Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 2 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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!
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!
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3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1674
1654
1679
2454
3975
5803
7167
7251
6536
5332
4528
3910
3260
2543
2033
1617
1442
1097
888
747
643
547
1148
940
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM1.25m
3:05AM0.70m
3:30PM1.18m
3:43AM0.76m
3:52PM1.11m
4:27AM0.84m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.49m
7:46AM0.41m
10:47PM0.52m
8:19AM0.52m
11:03PM0.55m
8:48AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
12
12
13
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
9
10
10
8
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1674
1654
1679
2454
3975
5803
7167
7251
6536
5332
4528
3910
3260
2543
2033
1617
1442
1097
888
747
643
547
1148
940
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
86
126
243
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
6
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
129
129
162
129
9
129
129
159
159
159
159
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
0
0
0
0
7
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Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
6
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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