Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)--
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
2
2
3
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3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1310
1237
1310
1198
2140
1960
1879
1748
1974
1657
1599
1267
1226
1100
976
757
631
530
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:51AM0.86m
3:01PM1.10m
3:23AM0.95m
3:16PM1.03m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.43m
8:09AM0.41m
9:15PM0.45m
8:43AM0.53m
9:17PM0.47m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
9
9
7
8
6
7
6
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
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