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Spits Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Spits surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 15 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Spits surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Spits sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Spits today?
The current surf forecast for Spits at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Spits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
883 | 827 | 720 | 606 | 597 | 471 | 412 | 532 | 648 | 661 | 603 | 1252 | 2146 | 2634 | 1925 | 1325 | 1289 | 1147 | 885 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 744 | 721 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.81m | 2:11AM0.31m | 3:14PM0.92m | 2:13AM0.25m | 3:44PM0.98m | 1:52AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.18m | 10:22PM0.23m | 7:21AM0.12m | 11:14PM0.21m | 7:34AM0.05m | 00:16AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 883 | 827 | 720 | 606 | 597 | 471 | 412 | 532 | 648 | 661 | 501 | 1252 | 2146 | 2093 | — | 1325 | 1289 | 1147 | 885 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 744 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 603 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | WSW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 7 | 19 | 22 | 119 | 143 | 100 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 469 | — | 2634 | 1925 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 31 | 110 | 32 | 113 | 110 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 143 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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