Piccaninnie Ponds Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.05° S 140.90° E

Piccaninnie Ponds 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 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):

  • 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
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
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
1918
3937
4232
3770
4286
4501
6538
8119
8754
7894
7617
7243
7141
8797
11060
11188
10034
8617
6482
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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