The Pines Surf Forecast

/ SA – East Coast (28 surf breaks) /

Australia (828 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.56° S 138.63° E)

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The Pines surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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 14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Pines this week:

The surf forecast for The Pines over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Pines in the next 12 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 19) at 6PM.

Wave Type	Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	9AM (Wed 17th Sep)	10ft (3.0m) 15s
Best Surf	12PM (Wed 17th Sep)	10ft (3.0m) 14s
Most Powerful	6AM (Sat 20th Sep)	13ft (4.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Pines over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2576	4978	3477	2907	1726	755	585	663	805	1369	4746	3862	3257	2778	2558	2049	2717	2691	2227	1893	2297
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	W	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			11:32AM 1.12			11:51AM 1.13		12:44AM 0.62	12:10PM 1.11		12:27AM 0.69	12:28PM 1.07		12:34AM 0.78		12:44PM 1.01	12:49AM 0.88		1:00PM 0.96	1:10AM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)		8:20PM 0.31			8:26PM 0.36			8:20PM 0.41	4:07AM 0.56		7:56PM 0.45	5:17AM 0.46		7:18PM 0.44	5:59AM 0.37		6:55PM 0.40	6:33AM 0.33		6:51PM 0.33	7:03AM 0.32

	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
Sunrise	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03
Sunset	6:06	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:10	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	14	14	11	18	20	16	17	15	11	13	13	13	15	15	13	14	14	11	15
Feels °C (?)	8	6	11	10	8	13	16	13	9	7	4	7	8	9	10	10	9	11	10	9	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - East Coast

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at The Pines (light winds from the WNW at Mount Terrible Radar 28 km from The Pines). A 3.4m groundswell from the SW
1 hour 7 minutes ago The Pines

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28 km away, 1 h 7 min ago

15 km/h

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0.0

14.5

Air / Water (°C)

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Information about the The Pines Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Pines provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Pines can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Pines surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Pines) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Pines may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.