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Posties surf Forecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 ACST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 16.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 16.8 °C min: 14.5 °C)
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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 16.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 16.8 °C min: 14.5 °C)
How big are the waves at Posties today?
The current surf forecast for Posties at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Posties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 836 | 553 | 1625 | 1942 | 2603 | 3859 | 4862 | 5105 | 5121 | 5273 | 4664 | 4324 | 3933 | 3463 | 2862 | 2459 | 2135 | 1874 | 1632 | 1210 | 1006 | 903 | 799 | 580 | 619 | 796 | 1109 | 1306 | 1124 | 2721 | 2453 | 2412 | 2094 | 2027 | 1752 | 1736 | 1570 | 1502 | 846 | 1543 | 5166 | 5005 | 11188 | 6003 | 5023 | 7055 | 6424 | 5651 | 5809 | 5505 | 4499 | 3788 | 3208 | 2740 | 2429 | 2082 | 1878 | 1818 | 1789 | 1659 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 0.88 | 12:34PM 0.68 | 10:48PM 0.91 | 11:48AM 0.79 | 11:09PM 0.91 | 11:54AM 0.89 | 11:29PM 0.90 | 12:10PM 0.97 | 11:47PM 0.88 | 12:30PM 1.04 | 12:03AM 0.84 | 12:51PM 1.10 | 12:17AM 0.80 | 1:14PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.53 | 4:02PM 0.64 | 5:49AM 0.52 | 5:04PM 0.59 | 5:40AM 0.47 | 5:42PM 0.55 | 5:45AM 0.42 | 6:14PM 0.52 | 5:54AM 0.38 | 6:44PM 0.50 | 6:05AM 0.33 | 7:13PM 0.50 | 6:17AM 0.29 | 7:43PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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