Stoney Rise Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Stoney Rise Surf Guide

Stoney Rise on the East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is also a left hand reef break.. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and sharks.

Stoney Rise Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Stoney Rise:

The best conditions reported for surf at Stoney Rise occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Stoney Rise (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Stoney Rise with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in April while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

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

blown out

62%

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

too small

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

Explore Stoney Rise Location Map

Interactive Stoney Rise 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. The nearest passenger airport to Stoney Rise is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 271 km (168 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Stoney Rise is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 427 km (265 miles) away.

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Stoney Rise Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:49 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Stoney Rise look like?

Latest photos from Stoney Rise. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Richie

Tides at Stoney Rise

Current tide and informaton

For Long Beach, 5 km from Stoney Rise.

Next High Water: 12:52am | 0.07m

Next Low Water: 08:53pm | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Stoney Rise Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Stoney Rise is rather cool (16.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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