Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piccaninnie Ponds today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piccaninnie Ponds at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piccaninnie Ponds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1977 | 1918 | 3937 | 4232 | 3770 | 4286 | 4501 | 6538 | 8119 | 8754 | 7894 | 7617 | 7243 | 7141 | 8797 | 11060 | 11188 | 10034 | 8617 | 6482 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:13PM0.67m | 11:24AM0.72m | 11:14AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.16m | 8:23PM0.22m | 7:34PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1977 | 1918 | 1902 | — | — | 582 | 4501 | 6538 | 8119 | 8754 | 7894 | 7617 | 7243 | 7141 | 8797 | 11060 | 11188 | 10034 | 8617 | 6482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 992 | — | — | — | 87 | 345 | 371 | 416 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 383 | 518 | 3937 | 4232 | 3770 | 4286 | 3097 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 275 | 290 | 302 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 494 | 373 | 373 | 75 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 342 | 20 | 11 |
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