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Venus Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Venus Bay surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Venus Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Venus Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Venus Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
73 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 67 | 159 | 361 | 625 | 725 | 774 | 719 | 719 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:56AM0.74m | 10:41PM0.83m | 11:09AM0.91m | 11:17PM0.82m | 11:30AM1.06m | 11:46PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.25m | 4:42PM0.33m | 4:53AM0.21m | 5:23PM0.19m | 5:07AM0.17m | 6:00PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 73 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 42 | 41 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 159 | 361 | 625 | 725 | 774 | 719 | 719 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 67 | 13 | 90 | 172 | 221 | 232 | 203 | 146 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SW 21 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 87 |
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