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Mid Coast

Conditions are clean and glassy on the Mid Coast this morning with very light East winds – but virtually no swell. There are tiny lines hitting the reefs on the outgoing tide, but only shin-slappers and not really surfable. low tide is just before 10am, and then there’s only about 80cm of incoming to the afternoon peak around 4pm. Conditions should remain clean for a few hours this morning, but a fresh southerly wind is expected to kick in by lunchtime. Anywhere exposed will be bumpy, but otherwise dead flat. Check the updated surf forecast for the weekend outlook.

SA surf outlook Dec 10

Last weekend delivered the expected stormy, and it was good to see the follow-up large Southerly swell eventuate on the South Coast. Conditions moderated slightly earlier than forecast, so west-facing breaks did alright on Tuesday and Wednesday. The South Coast also turned it on with better-than-expected conditions on Wednesday, and clean 4′ waves at several spots between Victor and Port Elliot.

This weekend looks a lot more summery with Easterly winds tending more NE-N on Sunday, and daytime temperatures in the mid-thirties.

The wind will be fresh from the ESE on Friday, swell should lift slightly on the Mid Coast but wave heights probably won’t top 1′. The easterlies will create lumpy conditions on the South Coast, squandering a good swell and surf in the 4′ range at Middleton. A few lesser-known spots might be worth checking out. West-facing breaks over at Yorkes will be clean with surf between 2 and 4′ depending on where you pull up.

The small WSW swell will drop out overnight and swell will ease down South during Saturday. The wind will be East and fresh again in the morning, tending more ENE after lunch and lightening off. The Mid Coast will be virtually flat, surf will be in the 3′ range at Middleton in the morning, easing after lunch. Anywhere exposed will be a bit lumpy.

Sunday is probably your best shot at the South Coast. The wind will have some East in it in the morning, but should tend more NNE and offshore after lunch. Wave heights should be around 3′ at Middleton, Parson’s might be the go for fit, experienced Shortboarders. with some good-sized clean waves. The Mid Coast will be clean, but waves will probably only be shin-high.

The working week ( unless you’re a grommy! ) will open to Northerly winds, NNE at 15 knots tending Northerly at 12 – 15 knots after lunch on Monday. A front will slip just South of Adelaide. Wave heights will be smaller on the South Coast, probably back to 1 – 2′ at Middleton. The swell should lift on the Mid Coast and waves might get to 1′, but the Northerlies will add bumps. Possible light east-nor-easter pre-dawn.

The wind will kick ’round to the SE overnight and early Tuesday it’ll be light at 5 – 7 knots. The Mid Coast will start out small at around 0.5′, but a new swell should build after lunch possibly to 1 – 2′. Unfortunately, it’ll come with Southerly winds at 10 – 15 knots, so not as clean. It’ll be onshore, lumpy and probably only 1′ at Middleton.

The WSW swell should hold into Wednesday and the South Coast will also be bigger than Tuesday. Again it looks like fresh Southerly winds will probably spoil the party down South, but there’s a change of SE winds and 1 – 2′ waves on the Mid Coast in the morning before the wind picks up. Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday would be good for a mini-Yorkes break.

Looking farther ahead, winds will probably be SE-NE on Thursday with easing WSW swell and clean 1′ waves on the Mid Coast. The lumps will continue to plague the South Coast, but wave heights should lift at least.

South Coast

Onshore so-easters have arrived and conditions are messy on the South Coast this morning. Surf is around 2 – 3′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch, but quality is dreadful. It’s also pretty wind affected around the Victor side, and surf is 2′ and sloppy between Chiton Rocks and Knight’s. If possible, it will actually get worse later as onshore SSE winds pick up, possibly to 30 knots. The entire coast will be a sloppy mess, and it’ll stay that way. Desperados only need apply.

Mid Coast

The wind is light from the ESE and conditions are glassy on the Mid Coast early, but it’s virtually flat. There are tiny lines at South Port but only enough for learners really, with shin-slappers on the reefs. Tides are wonky too, low is at 0830 so a few spots will be too shallow to surf. The incoming tide is not a biggie either, with only about 70cm of movement. To top it off, fresh Southerly winds look like getting stuck into it from mir morning onward, and settling in for the day. Expect anywhere open to be bumpy and flat. Fresh surf forecast will be up this evening.

South Coast

The wind finally has a puff of North in it, and conditions are clean and glassy on the South Coast this morning. Surf i3 around 3 -4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch and looking better than it has in many days. There are glassy 2 – 4′ waves around at Chiton / Gap with a bit of a wobble in the swell, Waits and Parson’s will be bigger but mostly closing out on the sets. The wind looks alright for a few hours this morning but onshore Southerlies will most likely arrive around lunchtime. Conditions will deteriorate after lunch as the onshores settle in.

Mid Coast

Conditions are clean on the Mid Coast this morning with light East winds, and a few small lines of swell persisting. Surf is around 1′ on the reefs with rare bigger sets, and a slightly weird tide. The peak this morning is at 1020 and it’s only 1.7m, then the tide runs out until 6pm. Most spots will have small, clean waves for most of the morning, and the not overly large drop in tide shouldn’t kill it. What probably will kill it is SOutherly winds at 10 – 15 knots, which will settle in after lunch. Anywhere exposed will be bumpy for the arvo and some of the reefs will be a bit shallow by 4 – 5pm. The wind may go SE again in the evening.

South Coast

Onshore SSW winds at 10 – 15 knots are creating messy conditions on the South Coast this morning, but there’s plenty of swell. Surf is in the 5 – 6′ range along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch, but a grovel in the Bay is about your only option. There are messy 3 – 5′ sets hitting the Knight’s / Boomer end of the Victor – Port Elliot stretch, and messy 2; waves at The Dump. The BoM predicts winds will remain onshore all day and may be around 20 knots from the SW-S after lunch. The swell will stay up but quality will remain poor all day. Check the latest surf forecast to see how the next few days are looking.

Mid Coast

The wind has eased overnight and it’s back to 7 knots from the South on the Mid Coast early. There’s still plenty of leftover lumps in the swell, but there are 1 – 2′ waves on a few of the reefs. The tide is coming in to a peak at 9am, then it heads out until 4pm. The wind will probably pick up again not long after sunrise, and by early afternoon SW-S winds at 17 knots will chop it up a fair bit. Tides are not great either, although Trigs and the beach breaks will offer a grovel closer to low tide mid arvo. Ealy is probably as clean as it’ll get today. Check the latest surf forecast to see how the next few days are looking.

South Coast

The swell is bigger and well defined on the South Coast this morning, but strong westerly winds are flogging it along open stretches. Surf is in the 5′ range at Middleton and it’s breaking a long way out off Day St. / Cliffs and down toward Goolwa. There are bumpy 4′ waves around at Chiton / Gap and 2′ waves at The Dump. Waits will offer partial shelter up toward the point but it’ll be pretty big and closing out mostly. The swell might even be bigger later, but with 30 knot WSW winds, sheltered spots will be your best bet. The cross-shores should lighten off a bit toward evening. Check the latest surf forecast to see how the next few days are looking.

Mid Coast

The stormy weather continues this morning with WSW winds at 20 – 15 knots on the Mid Coast. Surf is messy and around 2 – 3′, and the water level is up with the storm surge. The wind looks like it might get back to 30 knots through the middle of the day, so there’s a good chance stormy spots will be working again. The wind is not quite SW enough for Adelaide’s worst kept secret spot, but it might be better later today. There’s a chance the wind will drop back to 20 knots by evening, but it’ll stay wet and windy all day today. Check the latest surf forecast to see how the next few days are looking.