Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piccaninnie Ponds today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piccaninnie Ponds at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Piccaninnie Ponds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1330 | 1218 | 991 | 772 | 711 | 581 | 1333 | 1650 | 1082 | 1347 | 2408 | 2528 | 3420 | 4058 | 4433 | 3681 | 3470 | 2579 | 4797 | 4438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.69m | 4:11AM0.70m | 2:03PM0.65m | 5:19AM0.69m | 1:02PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.14m | 9:24AM0.50m | 9:20PM0.10m | 9:31AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1330 | 1218 | 991 | 527 | 398 | 411 | 1333 | 1650 | 1082 | 1347 | 2408 | 2528 | 3420 | 4058 | 4433 | 3681 | 3470 | 2579 | 4797 | 4438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 20 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 882 | 628 | 694 | 772 | 711 | 581 | 21 | 17 | 151 | 181 | 105 | 581 | 20 | 18 | 251 | 1488 | 1308 | 1533 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 10 | WSW 20 | SSE 8 | W 8 | S 8 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 28 | 62 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 336 | 21 | 72 | 10 | — | 9 | 15 | 17 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
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