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The Spit Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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The Spit surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
314 | 214 | 301 | 447 | 577 | 680 | 680 | 632 | 632 | 501 | 418 | 301 | 248 | 212 | 175 | 181 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 202 | 199 | 286 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:02PM0.02m | 7:59PM0.02m | 9:29PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM-0.00m | 10:33AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 314 | 214 | 301 | 447 | 577 | 680 | 680 | 632 | 632 | 501 | 418 | 301 | 248 | 212 | 175 | 181 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 202 | 199 | 286 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | ENE 4 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 44 | 95 | 95 | 161 | 154 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 62 | 8 | 255 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 102 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 102 | 78 | 16 | 16 | 78 | 16 | 78 | 67 |
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