Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1393
1230
845
833
726
508
732
1016
1589
2058
2115
2169
2118
2379
2727
2803
5338
5907
3715
3894
4304
4267
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
2:26PM0.94m
2:57AM1.11m
2:31PM0.88m
3:29AM1.14m
2:17PM0.85m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.41m
7:59PM0.34m
8:46AM0.54m
8:03PM0.33m
9:12AM0.69m
8:08PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
9
8
7
8
7
7
10
10
10
11
10
9
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