Baird Bay Reef surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 ACDT
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Baird Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baird Bay Reef sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baird Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Baird Bay Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Baird Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121216161514141414141414141716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7352862822773892562522562562482923587737046676585655074474343503044821001
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.13
2:02PM
1.09
2:21AM
1.06
2:21PM
1.18
2:35AM
0.96
2:41PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
-0.07
8:06AM
0.03
8:13PM
-0.10
8:15AM
0.01
8:39PM
-0.07
8:23AM
-0.01
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:35-------7:35--
Sunset7:46-------7:45-------7:44-------
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718171718202018182019192023212018202020202222
Feels °C (?)131315151616181716161917181921181715181919192018
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