Surf-Forecast | The Pines Surf Guide

The Pines Surf Guide

The Pines in South Australia - East Coast is a very sheltered reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. There is no reef break. When the surf is up, crowds are likely

The Pines Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	rarely breaks	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Pines:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Pines occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing The Pines 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 The Pines Location Map

Interactive The Pines 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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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

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

The Pines Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 05:53 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 21
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	on	on

Tides at The Pines

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 1 km from The Pines.

Next High Water: 03:52pm | 1.1m

Next Low Water: 07:38am | 0.52m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

The Pines Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at The Pines 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 (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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