Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1197 | 1197 | 1229 | 1060 | 817 | 1668 | 1350 | 1064 | 860 | 706 | 594 | 446 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 265 | 175 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.10m | 1:40PM0.82m | 4:20AM1.03m | 10:41AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.26m | 9:18AM0.76m | 8:09PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.84m | 8:13PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1197 | 1197 | 1229 | 1060 | 585 | 1668 | 1350 | 1064 | 860 | 706 | 594 | 446 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 265 | 175 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | WSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 437 | 817 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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