Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
4
SW
15
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
17
5.5
SW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
357
326
331
487
472
612
872
928
1565
1882
2956
7280
13175
15429
15139
13545
9643
7626
5906
4920
3962
3045
2528
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM1.40m
1:27AM0.61m
2:10PM1.36m
1:58AM0.62m
2:37PM1.31m
2:31AM0.65m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.35m
9:56PM0.51m
6:03AM0.32m
10:05PM0.48m
6:37AM0.32m
10:17PM0.48m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
5
2
3
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
10
7
6
5
6
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
2
3
5
6
6
7
9
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
4.5
SW
16
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
362
357
326
331
487
472
612
872
322
11180
12908
13000
11431
9643
7626
5906
4920
3962
3045
2528
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.7
SW
9
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
29
61
57
88
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
1.3
NW
5
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
4
SW
15
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
17
5.5
SW
16
5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
9
18
30
52
62
80
90
78
928
1565
1882
2956
7280
13175
15429
15139
13545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
8
12
519
341
519
578
1120
906
813
1026
1026
1026
1026
1026
1026
1026
1082
1113
1113
649
129
5
129
129
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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