The Pines surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
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The Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pines sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Pines today?

The current surf forecast for The Pines at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)16s

Table - waves today at The Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1146
940
922
651
1261
1047
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1442
1106
1752
3113
3717
3754
4079
4644
4549
6323
6486
6080
5392
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:28
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
7
5
4
4
4
6
6
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
352
484
922
651
1261
1047
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1442
1106
388
253
251
628
719
621
123
6323
6486
6080
5392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
17
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
663
462
526
221
469
793
46
90
117
117
88
256
1421
1298
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
11
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.8
SW
9
0.4
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1146
940
539
3
21
49
1752
3113
3717
3754
4079
4644
4549
4981
5658
5370
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
132
132
132
153
4
0
0
0
0
0
449
580
572
572
790
946
1024
132
132
132
132
163
163
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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