Waitpinga surf break

Waitpinga surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 ACST
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Waitpinga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitpinga sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Waitpinga today?

The current surf forecast for Waitpinga at 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313151918181716161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1874187417241624144211781127936850755711873125615551895175314961223974827806688522472
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NE
25
NNE
5
WNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
0.26
2:40PM
0.58
3:10AM
0.33
2:59PM
0.53
3:28AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.04
7:50AM
0.10
9:33PM
0.05
8:30AM
0.09
9:33PM
0.05
9:07AM
0.10
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45
Sunset-5:49-------5:50-------5:50------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------282
Temp. °C13131111101091217191816171717192121202215151313
Feels °C (?)11119987581316151212121112141616161512109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Waitpinga (light winds from the SSE at 2nd Valley Forest 20 km from Waitpinga). A 2.4m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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15 km/h
SSE
0.0
13.6
Air / Water (°C)
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