Petrel Cove surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 07 Jul 2025 ACST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Petrel Cove this week:

The surf forecast for Petrel Cove over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 07) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Petrel Cove in the next 12 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 08) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Mon 7th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 13s
Best Surf 9AM (Tue 8th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 11s
Most Powerful12PM (Thu 10th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Petrel Cove over the next 12 days.

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Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313111215161413131515141413131414151415141413121413131420191917161619
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)78857740218203685425528872589390152484338321422332048195722012246157811771114145114501248369415072259234431435048169481239086634391232927315825
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
40
N
40
W
35
W
20
W
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
10
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
20
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.26
10:57PM
0.62
12:08PM
1.34
11:49PM
0.60
12:33PM
1.39
12:21AM
0.58
1:00PM
1.41
12:50AM
0.57
1:27PM
1.41
1:16AM
0.58
1:56PM
1.39
1:44AM
0.60
2:24PM
1.34
2:13AM
0.64
2:52PM
1.28
2:45AM
0.71
3:17PM
1.19
3:19AM
0.79
3:39PM
1.11
3:58AM
0.87
3:52PM
1.02
4:43AM
0.95
3:47PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM 2:56AM
0.61 0.52
9:56PM
0.58
3:40AM
0.48
9:51PM
0.54
4:22AM
0.42
9:50PM
0.51
5:03AM
0.37
9:53PM
0.48
5:42AM
0.32
9:58PM
0.47
6:22AM
0.30
10:06PM
0.48
7:01AM
0.31
10:15PM
0.50
7:39AM
0.37
10:23PM
0.53
8:16AM
0.48
10:27PM
0.57
8:48AM
0.62
10:22PM
0.59
9:06AM
0.79
10:01PM
0.58
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise7:24--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:22--7:20--7:20--
Sunset-5:15--5:15--5:15--5:16--5:16--5:17--5:19--5:19--5:20--5:20--5:21--5:22-
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Rain (mm)
--22--9118--112------4512-11--1------
Temp. °C141316131211111011121313141513141413151617131312141513151514131311121310
Feels °C (?)97643633358991211996778753798101010578785

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Long Range Forecast: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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Information about the Petrel Cove Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Petrel Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Petrel Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Petrel Cove surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Petrel Cove) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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