South Port Adelaide Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Adelaide, Australia)

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South Port Adelaide Surf Guide

South Port Adelaide in Adelaide is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks and sharks.

South Port Adelaide Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	56°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing South Port Adelaide:

The best conditions reported for surf at South Port Adelaide occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf South Port Adelaide (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing South Port Adelaide with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

100%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore South Port Adelaide Location Map

Interactive South Port Adelaide surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

South Port Adelaide Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 15:13 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 04
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (ft)	W	SW	SW
Period (s)	5	13	14	-
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does South Port Adelaide look like?

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Credit: David Kirner

Tides at South Port Adelaide

Current tide and informaton

For Port Noarlunga, Australia, 3 miles from South Port Adelaide.

Next High Water: 04:36am | 4ft

Next Low Water: 10:11pm | 1ft

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South Port Adelaide Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.3 °C) at South Port Adelaide is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.