Christies Reef surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 28 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 12PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
0.1
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
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.1
SW
1
SSE
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1414141313131212111111101010510333104559
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888774655544444400040113
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
1.00
11:19PM
1.49
3:56AM
1.57
7:06PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.97
2:19PM
0.59
12:36PM
0.50
12:11PM
0.29
10:20PM
0.98
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset----8:27-------8:25-------8:24---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192325262018191918253131252124252530343226252526
Feels °C (?)172019201413161614202625191417182126302721202224
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