Parsons Beach surf break

Parsons Beach surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Parsons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Parsons Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)11776891212121212121212111199999121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)587789193550526736273268268309361273220176572244413385367314333814956
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.11
5:55AM
0.62
7:35PM
0.11
6:34AM
0.58
7:13AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.08
2:48PM
0.06
9:07PM
0.11
3:35PM
0.07
4:14PM
0.08
Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset8:09-------8:10-------8:12-------
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---11----------------1-2
Temp. °C161616151516171715151413141616161513121113151614
Feels °C (?)1011117811111191010910111212111111910121513
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