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Seaford Reef Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Seaford Reef surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Seaford Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | |
6 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:50PM2.32m | 5:35AM1.30m | 5:14PM2.29m | 5:49AM1.21m | 5:40PM2.21m | 6:06AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.79m | 11:54PM0.40m | 10:27AM0.72m | 00:20AM0.45m | 10:45AM0.65m | 00:44AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 11 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 454 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 610 | 624 | 454 | 128 | 128 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 128 | 376 | 454 | 128 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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