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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 8 pm Wednesday 27 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Seaford Reef today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seaford Reef at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 60 | 122 | 113 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.34m | 2:39PM1.95m | 3:26AM1.41m | 3:16PM2.11m | 4:05AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.84m | 7:54AM0.90m | 9:36PM0.68m | 8:36AM0.86m | 10:15PM0.58m | 9:11AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 60 | 122 | 113 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 135 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 386 | 489 | 616 | 610 | 610 |
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