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The Island Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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The Island surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Island sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Island today?
The current surf forecast for The Island at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
746 | 746 | 746 | 726 | 557 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 541 | 534 | 541 | 565 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 573 | 557 | 825 | 1172 | 392 | 1893 | 1700 | 1496 | 1541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:45PM0.00m | 3:49AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM-0.00m | 2:43PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | | | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  |  |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — |
 kJ | 746 | 746 | 746 | 726 | 557 | 557 | 565 | 557 | 541 | 534 | 541 | 565 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 573 | 557 | 825 | 722 | 392 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 257 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 14 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 26 | 23 | — | 1172 | 116 | 1893 | 1700 | 1496 | 1541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 250 | 249 | 250 | 24 | 148 | 249 | 488 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 249 | 24 | 250 | 133 | 278 | 346 | 831 | 831 | 1011 |
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