Petrel Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.59° S 138.60° E

Petrel Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Petrel Cove sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Petrel Cove at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
4
SSW
19
4
SSW
18
4
SSW
18
4
SSW
17
4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
995
852
659
670
836
958
1122
834
1086
1178
2434
2378
2215
2058
2007
2300
2490
2460
11138
10635
10094
9865
9541
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:43AM1.19m
12:08PM1.21m
00:51AM0.61m
12:30PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.36m
8:36PM0.41m
4:25AM0.53m
8:21PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
12
12
10
10
10
9
8
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
8
8
10
8
8
7
7
8
7
6
10
11
10
8
6
5
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
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