Piccaninnie Ponds Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.05° S 140.90° E

Piccaninnie Ponds 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piccaninnie Ponds sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

Piccaninnie Ponds surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Piccaninnie Ponds today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • 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), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piccaninnie Ponds at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Piccaninnie Ponds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2945
2276
1977
1918
3937
4198
3770
4214
4501
6538
8108
8457
7894
7617
7453
7346
8362
11060
11188
9908
8170
6395
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:33AM0.66m
12:13PM0.67m
11:24AM0.72m
11:14AM0.77m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.62m
8:36PM0.16m
8:23PM0.22m
7:34PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
21
20
16
14
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
12
13
10
9
6
3
3
3
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
7
9
7
7
7
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