Posties surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 28 Jul 2025 ACST
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Posties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Posties sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Posties today?

The current surf forecast for Posties at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)11912121216161616161515151414141414151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)314224083257479524862114379235723333236420731900188819171902184319011842202519412064205620721845
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
0.73
2:29PM
1.08
2:11AM
0.79
2:42PM
1.04
2:51AM
0.83
2:54PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.32
8:59PM
0.49
8:02AM
0.38
9:11PM
0.44
8:34AM
0.44
9:27PM
0.39
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:09----
Sunset-----5:15-------5:15-------5:15--
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Rain (mm)
111-11--------1--1111111
Temp. °C1212111212121111109991111111212101099101112
Feels °C (?)676878899777976773201244
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Posties (calm at Mount Gambier Aero 35 km from Posties). 2.9m 9s swell from the SSW with a 1.3m 17s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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4 km/h
ESE
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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