Cape Northumberland surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 02 Oct 2025 ACST
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Cape Northumberland surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Northumberland sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cape Northumberland today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Northumberland at 10PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)--
Evening (02 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
5
6
6
9
7
7
6
4
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
5.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121218171717161616161616161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)596852566293168181254110993880477107329750081577881761567975720473839623237251621692457264318041572
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.59
11:18AM
0.96
12:24AM
0.62
11:37AM
0.99
11:58PM
0.71
11:57AM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.36
3:10AM
0.59
6:55PM
0.40
4:44AM
0.50
6:32PM
0.41
5:25AM
0.40
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----5:41-------5:39-------5:37---
Sunset6:10-------6:12-------6:13-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C121313131314141413121211101420232221222220201815
Feels °C (?)5666789101010976916191815141514141310
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 15 km from Bullies (moderate winds from the W at HindmarshIslandAws 15 km from Bullies). 2.6m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 1.4m 18s long period groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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36 km away, 1 h 35 min ago

13 km/h
WNW
0.0
14.2
Air / Water (°C)
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