ariasurf

Picnic Beach

South Australia, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 3:00 AM Australian Central Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.3 m) at 7 s, heading toward NE, with strong cross-shore wind toward SSE.

Swell

0.3 m

7 s

Wind

30 km/h

SSE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.2 m

Rising

Weather

20 °C

Clear

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	NE	23 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	S Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 19 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	NE	26 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 20 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	NE	27 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Clear · 20 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	NE	30 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Clear · 20 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	NE	31 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	SSE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Clear · 19 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	NNE	31 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Clear · 19 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	NNE	27 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 18 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.3 m · 8 s	NNE	17 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 17 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.3 m · 10 s	NNE	15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 19 °C
9 AM	Fair	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	21 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 20 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	26 km/h · 51 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 20 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	28 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 21 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	29 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1.1 m	Mostly clear · 21 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	30 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	E Offshore	1 m	Mostly clear · 20 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	29 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 19 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	28 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 18 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NNE	28 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 17 °C
5 PM	Fair	0.3 m · 11 s	NE	24 km/h · 53 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 16 °C
6 PM	Fair	0.3 m · 11 s	NE	22 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 16 °C
7 PM	Fair	0.3 m · 11 s	NE	20 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
8 PM	Fair	0.4 m · 10 s	NE	19 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.6 m	Overcast · 14 °C
9 PM	Fair	0.4 m · 10 s	NE	17 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.6 m	Overcast · 15 °C
10 PM	Good	0.4 m · 10 s	NE	18 km/h · 34 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.6 m	Overcast · 14 °C
11 PM	Good	0.4 m · 9 s	NE	18 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 14 °C