The Spit Surf Forecast

/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (35.11° S 136.95° E)

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The Spit surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 ACDT

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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 16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Spit this week:

The surf forecast for The Spit over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Spit in the next 12 days are 1.8m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 17) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Nov 21) at 4AM.

Wave Type	Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1PM (Thu 20th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 14s
Best Surf	1PM (Thu 20th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 14s
Most Powerful	10AM (Mon 17th Nov)	6ft (1.8m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Spit over the next 12 days.

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12 Days Hourly

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	14	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1203	940	710	503	561	396	355	833	961	1057	899	630	396	269	167	94	55	31	51	45	43
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:11PM 0.01		4:07AM 0.02		1:58PM 0.01	4:24AM 0.02		2:33PM 0.01		4:40AM 0.02	2:57PM 0.01		5:06AM 0.02	3:23PM 0.01		5:31AM 0.02	3:41PM 0.01		5:58AM 0.02	3:57PM 0.01
Low Tide / height (m)	11:19AM 0.01		8:12PM 0.00	11:30AM 0.01		8:31PM 0.00	11:47AM 0.01		8:53PM 0.00	12:04PM 0.01		9:16PM 0.00	12:25PM 0.01		9:41PM -0.00	12:47PM 0.01		10:06PM -0.00	1:14PM 0.01		10:31PM -0.00

	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:13	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	15	16	12	17	19	15	19	19	16	25	26	24
Feels °C (?)	10	10	11	12	12	12	10	8	8	10	12	6	13	15	10	15	15	12	22	21	20

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Information about the The Spit Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Spit provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Spit can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Spit 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 Spit) 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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Spit may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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