Waitpinga surf break

Waitpinga surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 ACDT
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Waitpinga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitpinga sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitpinga today?

The current surf forecast for Waitpinga at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 Mar)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141515151514141414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2860255025152329208218871913219124462320204820201826180021551949184010431013892732995860727
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.38
4:56PM
0.53
4:25AM
0.33
5:21PM
0.55
4:28AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.03
11:19PM
0.13
10:20AM
0.02
11:54PM
0.16
10:27AM
0.01
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset7:47-------7:45-------7:45-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161718181716161615141516161515151515181818
Feels °C (?)16161515151614131111111091012121112141415181616
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