Canunda National Park Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Canunda National Park Surf Guide

Canunda National Park on the East Coast is a quite exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Canunda National Park Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Canunda National Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Canunda National Park occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Canunda National Park (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Canunda National Park with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Canunda National Park Location Map

Interactive Canunda National Park surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Canunda National Park is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 326 km (202 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Canunda National Park is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 385 km (239 miles) away.

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Canunda National Park Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 00:55 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08
ft, °F	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Canunda National Park look like?

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Credit: Danny Baker

Tides at Canunda National Park

Current tide and informaton

For Canunda National Park, 0 km from Canunda National Park.

Next High Water: 03:29pm | 0.51m

Next Low Water: 07:31am | 0.05m

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Canunda National Park Sea Temperature

The Canunda National Park water temperature is rather cool (16.5 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.