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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121114141413131313131314171616161514141415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279265325321530553528451458458357390857620620612451400325325818138916241513
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.38
12:57AM
0.71
2:44PM
1.37
3:15PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.64
6:37AM
0.22
6:53AM
0.21
7:10AM
0.22
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset-5:45-------5:44-------5:43------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513131416172326272525242423232017151414141419
Feels °C (?)151312121314152022232121201918191815131313141317
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