The Pines surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Pines today?

The current surf forecast for The Pines at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
590
1001
962
911
886
874
921
908
690
590
590
465
465
465
472
560
767
878
1109
1369
2390
2241
2474
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
WNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:07AM0.83m
12:47PM1.26m
00:21AM0.80m
1:11PM1.33m
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.57m
5:22AM0.38m
7:22PM0.57m
5:38AM0.32m
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:31
5:30
5:30
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
22
25
27
27
24
25
25
24
24
21
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
20
19
16
17
17
21
22
23
21
20
19
17
18
16
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
857
590
1001
962
911
886
874
921
908
690
590
590
465
465
465
472
560
732
878
1109
1369
2390
2241
2474
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
N
5
0.2
WSW
6
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
203
5
4
767
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
1
W
5
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
2
5
9
8
14
7
4
6
6
29
40
37
29
46
40
11
7
9
14
47
16
6
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
5
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
5
140
140
349
3
349
7
0
0
0
337
0
466
406
406
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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