Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 7PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.2
SW
12
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SSW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
697
1343
1294
1107
1024
869
752
722
612
595
508
480
413
419
347
1321
1868
2904
3135
3856
4792
5091
3748
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM1.00m
11:09AM1.17m
11:40AM1.31m
00:41AM0.56m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.60m
9:53PM0.57m
9:55PM0.53m
1:38AM0.56m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
11
9
8
9
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
5
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
8
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