The Spit surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Spit today?

The current surf forecast for The Spit at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131312121212121413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314214301447577680680632632501418301248212175181224215212208202199286269
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.02
7:59PM
0.02
9:29PM
0.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
-0.00
10:33AM
0.00
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset-5:50-------5:49-------5:47------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191917151517192023252727242322212224252525242221
Feels °C (?)181814111215171619202222181716161619212120201816
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