Parsons Beach surf break

Parsons Beach surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Parsons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Parsons Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)79121313131313121212111110101077888776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)368121225904079428536973022267622211751149611529251040739305270269302218163134159171
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.44
7:28PM
0.37
5:35AM
0.38
8:20PM
0.39
4:51AM
0.34
9:38PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.20
12:40PM
0.05
12:24AM
0.26
12:44PM
0.04
1:26AM
0.31
12:45PM
0.04
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--6:09-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset------8:35-------8:35-------8:35-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516161818171616151516161515141414141617171615
Feels °C (?)108991112131112111011111099910101313131210
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