Seaford Reef surf break

Seaford Reef surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 ACST
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Seaford Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seaford Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Seaford Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Seaford Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
13
8
8
7
5
5
6
4
4
1
2
6
6
6
9
10
6
13
11
10
10
10
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:41PM1.98m
6:24AM1.09m
7:12PM1.73m
6:14AM0.99m
7:45PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.44m
1:33AM0.68m
11:57AM0.53m
2:16AM0.86m
11:53AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
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5:43
5:40
5:39
5:38
6
9
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
22
21
20
21
22
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
22
23
24
19
16
15
16
15
16
20
23
21
17
17
15
16
17
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
17
17
20
16
14
14
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Energy kJ
27
13
8
8
7
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
6
6
6
2
6
11
10
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
2
6
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
4
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
2
3
6
6
6
4
1
3
5
9
10
3
7
9
10
10
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
44
135
43
43
43
128
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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