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Petrel Cove Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 725 | 644 | 483 | 475 | 580 | 1010 | 982 | 982 | 1083 | 1728 | 2874 | 2746 | 2311 | 1831 | 1628 | 1526 | 1359 | 1009 | 820 | 648 | 604 | 503 | 209 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:12AM 0.94 | 12:35PM 1.03 | 12:34AM 0.89 | 12:55PM 1.16 | 12:52AM 0.83 | 1:19PM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:54AM 0.40 | 6:30PM 0.44 | 5:57AM 0.38 | 7:10PM 0.44 | 6:03AM 0.34 | 7:50PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
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