Surf Forecast Surf Report

Posties surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Posties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Posties sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Posties today?

The current surf forecast for Posties at 11AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1414141313131313131010121212111110991115141414141716161616161515151414141414141413141414181316161615141414151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22321929163216821438134611441127100322672238166117353140342328242284165312331358543846241632572981701868035991613252015201506945143966346830992846248520801947163913871215115097672719225213542855355896547260586596715178407635704461235286
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
NE
25
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.05
12:03AM
0.75
4:24PM
0.99
6:20PM
0.92
9:40PM
0.93
10:32PM
0.93
11:23AM
0.72
11:04PM
0.90
11:25AM
0.84
11:27PM
0.85
11:45AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.23
10:14PM
0.74
8:00AM
0.28
8:08AM
0.35
7:53AM
0.44
6:56AM
0.51
5:58AM
0.55
4:33PM
0.57
5:31AM
0.53
5:30PM
0.50
5:24AM
0.49
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset---5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162025222217161515161717151616161515141413131312121314141414161514151918171717161517181715151514131212121313131312121312
Feels °C (?)13172019191412998111210101011899108998789991014131213181616161715141615141312138755567888798
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