Parsons Beach surf break

Parsons Beach surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 11 Oct 2025 ACDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Parsons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Parsons Beach at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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3
2
2
2
2
!
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414131313121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5037503745454338364933803033275623922026175626691792156012071041892770560444404404647635
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.68
5:20AM
0.66
6:01AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
-0.04
9:00PM
-0.06
9:14PM
-0.04
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset----7:27-------7:27-------7:28---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C13151615141312121214161514121110912141512121213
Feels °C (?)99109101088891210997779910109911
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Parsons Beach (light winds from the NW at Mount Terrible Radar 34 km from Parsons Beach). A 3.4m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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34 km away, 1 h 33 min ago

9 km/h
NW
0.0
14.8
Air / Water (°C)
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