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Petrel Cove Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Petrel Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Petrel Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Petrel Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
385 | 1014 | 449 | 812 | 745 | 768 | 700 | 692 | 591 | 543 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 560 | 489 | 440 | 440 | 662 | 793 | 1043 | 1351 | 1548 | 1373 | 2330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.97m | 10:28PM0.98m | 10:56PM0.96m | 12:16PM0.80m | 11:17PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.93m | 7:35AM0.45m | 7:06AM0.54m | 4:17PM0.73m | 5:37AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 346 | 1014 | 449 | 812 | 745 | 768 | 700 | 692 | 591 | 543 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 560 | 489 | 440 | 440 | 577 | 649 | 673 | 690 | 1548 | 1373 | 2330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 385 | 525 | 419 | 65 | — | 3 | 2 | 272 | 268 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 65 | 110 | 311 | 662 | 793 | 1043 | 1351 | 669 | 569 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 411 | 129 | 129 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 159 | 9 | 129 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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