Surf Forecasts:
Petrel Cove surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, S swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with 9,513 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Petrel Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Petrel Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Petrel Cove in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Petrel Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2434 | 2215 | 2300 | 9414 | 8707 | 7930 | 5386 | 3924 | 2643 | 1928 | 2816 | 2610 | 1567 | 970 | 1282 | 715 | 554 | 501 | 286 | 224 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.21m | 00:51AM0.61m | 12:30PM1.19m | 00:40AM0.68m | 12:49PM1.13m | 00:46AM0.77m | 1:06PM1.06m | 1:02AM0.88m | 1:20PM1.00m | 1:23AM0.98m | 1:33PM0.94m | 1:48AM1.06m | 1:45PM0.90m | 2:15AM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.41m | 4:25AM0.53m | 8:21PM0.46m | 5:29AM0.43m | 7:50PM0.48m | 6:11AM0.36m | 7:22PM0.45m | 6:46AM0.33m | 7:10PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.33m | 7:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2434 | 2215 | 2300 | 9414 | 8707 | 7930 | 5386 | 3924 | 2643 | 1928 | 2816 | 2610 | 1567 | 970 | 1282 | 715 | 554 | 501 | 286 | 224 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 411 | 129 | 1067 | 1718 | 164 | 159 | 159 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 129 |
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