The Spit surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 19 Sep 2025 ACST
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The Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spit sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1289111414141414141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111654612541655225219981858175915641450134313631507811131811691102999905991905854769808
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.01
2:37PM
0.02
3:25AM
0.01
2:49PM
0.02
3:50AM
0.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.00
7:49AM
0.01
9:36PM
0.00
8:32AM
0.01
9:35PM
0.00
9:09AM
0.01
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:16-----
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C151512121212121212131313131314141414141413131112
Feels °C (?)8733456567778899899108767
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  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 19 km away suggest it is still onshore at The Spit (fresh winds from the WSW at Stenhouse Bay). A 2.0m local chop from the W

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19 km away, 1 h 20 min ago

37 km/h
WSW
0.0
14.6
Air / Water (°C)
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