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Piccaninnie Ponds Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Piccaninnie Ponds surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 07 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piccaninnie Ponds today?
The current surf forecast for Piccaninnie Ponds at 5AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piccaninnie Ponds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
9120 | 10004 | 9250 | 9471 | 9377 | 8351 | 10327 | 9372 | 9492 | 9502 | 9395 | 9445 | 9382 | 8681 | 8184 | 7546 | 6694 | 5902 | 5022 | 4176 | 3642 | 3113 | 2631 | 2393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.53m | 2:52PM0.89m | 00:36AM0.51m | 3:31PM0.83m | 11:40PM0.50m | 4:20PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.05m | 9:35PM0.47m | 7:33AM0.09m | 11:20PM0.50m | 7:50AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 14 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 616 | 702 | 727 | — | 9377 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9382 | 8681 | 8184 | 7546 | 6694 | 5902 | 5022 | 4176 | 3642 | 3113 | 2631 | 2393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9120 | 10004 | 9250 | 9471 | 5293 | 8351 | 10327 | 9372 | 9492 | 9502 | 9395 | 9445 | 7534 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 488 | 290 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 427 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 427 | 427 | 255 | 275 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
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