The Pines surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 04 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Pines this week:

The surf forecast for The Pines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (May 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Pines in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (May 06) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Mon 4th May)8ft (2.5m) 10s
Best Surf 9PM (Tue 5th May)7ft (2.2m) 16s
Most Powerful 3AM (Fri 8th May)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Pines over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2008
1974
1146
651
1151
1801
1376
1520
4043
4708
3678
3429
3553
4158
2826
1930
1673
1398
1477
1686
1859
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
3:59PM1.17m
4:36PM1.08m
5:22PM0.98m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
7:28AM0.37m
7:27AM0.44m
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
14
15
15
14
16
17
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
5
6
6
10
12
11
12
13
12
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
352
651
1151
1801
1376
253
628
607
1393
1055
3553
4158
2826
1930
1673
1398
1477
1686
1859
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
Energy kJ
518
469
90
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
SSW
10
0.4
WSW
3
2.1
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2008
1974
1146
3
1520
4043
4708
3678
3429
3030
2991
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
4
2
5
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
579
812
0
132
4
0
406
580
588
1027
132
163
1027
1027
132
132
132
132
132
165
164
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
8
7
5
4
5
9
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
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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 16 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).

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