Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7°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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3550
3721
4363
4647
4774
5324
5097
4532
4164
3905
3326
2800
2450
2228
2020
1470
2633
3077
3850
3683
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
40
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM0.85m
4:04AM1.13m
12:35PM0.87m
4:47AM1.08m
11:00AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.32m
9:13AM0.85m
8:14PM0.31m
8:22AM0.97m
8:22PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
19
19
17
16
15
13
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
10
11
17
15
11
11
8
5
5
7
7
8
8
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