Posties surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 ACDT
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Posties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Posties sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Posties today?

The current surf forecast for Posties at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141415151515141414141313131313141413131313141614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17332334360942924178391634362903253420061803156111551339124714031423112011371103990133627962873
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
SE
10
E
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.01
2:29AM
0.77
3:09PM
1.04
2:29AM
0.72
3:38PM
1.04
2:22AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.27
9:01PM
0.32
8:26AM
0.20
9:27PM
0.39
8:37AM
0.13
9:49PM
0.49
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----7:17-------7:15-------7:15---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151618171716161616192120181817181719192120171616
Feels °C (?)141415131414151616201918171616161516151716141314
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