Parsons Beach surf break

Parsons Beach surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 Aug 2025 ACST
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Parsons Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Parsons Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Parsons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Parsons Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)--
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Parsons Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131313141313131312121313121212121212121278
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)376371421447536710669659563497410410489423347304251184149149178360547573
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
N
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.38
3:58PM
0.46
4:46AM
0.44
4:01PM
0.37
5:17AM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.04
9:53AM
0.12
10:23PM
0.05
10:40AM
0.16
10:16PM
0.04
11:35AM
0.22
Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sunrise-----7:00-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-------5:40-------5:42-------5:43
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Rain (mm)
--------------------411-
Temp. °C121212111112131312111111111215161517151513131311
Feels °C (?)111011991011111098778101199798753
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Parsons Beach (light winds from the SSE at 2nd Valley Forest 18 km from Parsons Beach). 1.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 5s windswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 2 h 21 min ago

15 km/h
SSE
0.0
13.6
Air / Water (°C)
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