Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 1AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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3
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
258
307
502
724
2401
2767
2670
2472
2070
2205
2211
2339
2070
1736
1397
1119
890
673
568
573
565
633
1251
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
N
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:16AM0.63m
3:06PM1.28m
2:12AM0.68m
3:31PM1.18m
3:08AM0.73m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.63m
6:35AM0.34m
11:48PM0.65m
7:09AM0.41m
11:39PM0.66m
7:38AM0.52m
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
127
127
127
502
724
808
790
689
2472
776
823
661
575
2070
1736
1397
1119
890
673
568
436
372
270
1251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
156
258
307
81
14
804
452
452
546
505
485
485
485
573
565
633
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
WNW
4
1.9
WSW
6
2.4
SW
7
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
34
39
38
297
623
2401
2767
2670
2070
2205
2211
2339
473
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
341
341
468
503
335
404
579
571
129
571
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
129
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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