Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.56° S 138.63° E

The Pines 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pines sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.9° 

The Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Pines today (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pines at 7PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
945
1955
2705
2987
3315
3354
2781
2419
2206
1904
1441
1368
1014
2336
2434
2551
2290
2450
2480
2318
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35AM0.82m
00:58AM0.65m
12:04PM0.83m
00:51AM0.74m
12:30PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.38m
4:51AM0.55m
6:22PM0.36m
5:51AM0.46m
6:17PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
15
14
13
15
18
28
30
28
24
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
15
13
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
12
13
17
24
27
27
23
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
13
11
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