Baird Bay Reef surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Baird Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Baird Bay Reef at 5PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)14141313131212121212121212121212131491214151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1580130711028146434883742722282814213094143553655271093182394720322785286324582125
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NW
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.55
11:59AM
0.94
12:22AM
0.63
12:05PM
1.00
12:12AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.19
5:29AM
0.40
6:48PM
0.21
5:37AM
0.26
6:33PM
0.18
5:55AM
0.14
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--6:23-------6:24-------6:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141514161722201615151414151515141413131213
Feels °C (?)91013111088914141313131111987776658
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Eyre Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Baird Bay Reef are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the W at Minnipa 82 km from Baird Bay Reef). 2.2m 14s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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