Christies Reef surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Christies Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christies Reef sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Christies Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Christies Reef at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)441414141414131313121211111110101010910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13208888877465554444434444
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.68
7:34AM
1.00
11:19PM
1.49
3:56AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.97
2:19PM
0.59
12:36PM
0.50
12:11PM
0.29
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset8:27-------8:27-------8:25-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262220191923252521181918172429292624232222293334
Feels °C (?)222018181819191915121614132024222019192021283130
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