The Spit surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 08 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
14.1° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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

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Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413191919191818171717171616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1465863954900958103511421118153015911401122611241977127019801642160613999101082885787731
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
25
E
20
ESE
15
S
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.01
3:33PM
0.02
5:01AM
0.02
3:37PM
0.02
5:33AM
0.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
0.00
9:28AM
0.01
10:26PM
-0.00
10:08AM
0.01
10:31PM
-0.00
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:30-------6:28
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:08-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------3445-------1-1
Temp. °C141514141312121416141110101211121212121212121212
Feels °C (?)9111012119811131266765654566676
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Yorke Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 19 km away suggest it is still onshore at The Spit (light winds from the WSW at Stenhouse Bay). 1.1m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.3m 3s local chop, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km away, 1 h 8 min ago

17 km/h
WSW
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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