Parsons Beach surf break

Parsons Beach surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 14 Aug 2025 ACST
Forecast update in -1hr 59 min 04 s Forecast update imminent
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
56.5°F
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Parsons Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Parsons Beach at 9AM is: 4ft 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1ft 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in -1 hr 59 min 04 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
5
WSW
6
SW
5
SW
8
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121213131212121212121267812121313131313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4104104234233472552091841521571522905295621807269031492721580826272626266624542288
Wind
(mph)
6
NNE
6
NNE
6
NNE
9
N
16
NNW
16
N
19
N
25
NNW
28
NNW
19
WNW
19
W
19
W
19
W
25
WSW
22
WSW
19
WSW
16
SW
16
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
12
W
16
W
16
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
4:46AM
1.44
4:01PM
1.21
5:17AM
1.57
3:38PM
0.95
5:56AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
10:23PM
0.16
10:40AM
0.52
10:16PM
0.13
11:35AM
0.72
10:09PM
0.03
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------6:56----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:43-------5:44--
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Rain (in)
---------0.00.1-0.0-----------
Temp. °F525252555961616361555454555450504848465254545254
Feels °F (?)464546484850484643454343433734363637364143434143

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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Parsons Beach (light winds from the N at Mount Terrible Radar 21 miles from Parsons Beach). A 5ft groundswell from the SSW

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34 km away, 1 h 33 min ago

10 mph
N
0.0
13.6
Air / Water (°C)
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