Piccaninnie Ponds surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 ACDT
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Piccaninnie Ponds surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piccaninnie Ponds sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piccaninnie Ponds today?

The current surf forecast for Piccaninnie Ponds at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
4
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313131316151414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2220196216821474126111441144116211091092103710219909761884272730232686206719031783147512261169
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
0
SW
20
W
5
W
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.95
1:57AM
0.62
3:24PM
0.95
1:52AM
0.62
3:57PM
0.92
1:43AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.05
9:09PM
0.33
8:14AM
-0.01
9:32PM
0.42
8:31AM
-0.06
9:49PM
0.52
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-7:09-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:13---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C161922191717171819192320191819212022182119171616
Feels °C (?)172021181616161618172016161618201922162119181716
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