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Right now

Temp10°C

Wind13 km/h

Gusts20 km/h

Humidity86.3%

Rain 48hdry

Last rain57h ago

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast

Good friction temperature range for quartzite

High humidity (86.3%) — quartzite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Poor

Temp22°C

Rain2mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts20 km/h

Humidity47%

1.6mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:30 8° dry 14 — 97.2%

07:30 9° dry 13 — 91.8%

08:30 13° dry 9 — 73.8%

09:30 16° dry 7 — 61.5%

10:30 18° dry 6 — 55%

11:30 20° dry 7 — 50.2%

12:30 22° dry 8 — 46.9%

13:30 23° dry 10 — 45.8%

14:30 23° dry 13 — 45.7%

15:30 23° dry 12 — 43.1%

16:30 23° dry 12 — 40.1%

17:30 22° dry 12 — 46%

18:30 20° dry 10 — 57.5%

19:30 18° dry 13 — 61.9%

20:30 16° 0.7mm 12 — 65.8%

21:30 14° 0.7mm 14 — 79.8%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp20°C

Rain4mm

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

4.2mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:30 13° 0.5mm 15 — 96.5%

07:30 13° dry 13 — 97.4%

08:30 15° dry 11 — 92.5%

09:30 15° 0.1mm 8 — 88.7%

10:30 17° dry 8 — 76.3%

11:30 20° dry 7 — 60.6%

12:30 20° dry 6 — 57.8%

13:30 23° dry 12 — 53.4%

14:30 21° dry 16 — 57.6%

15:30 21° dry 16 — 56.1%

16:30 21° dry 14 — 56.6%

17:30 20° dry 14 — 58.8%

18:30 19° dry 13 — 61.5%

19:30 17° dry 11 — 67.9%

20:30 15° dry 9 — 79%

21:30 14° dry 9 — 85.2%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

0.4mm rain forecast

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:30 11° dry 9 — 93.5%

07:30 12° dry 13 — 84.2%

08:30 14° 0.1mm 14 — 77.3%

09:30 15° 0.2mm 14 — 72%

10:30 16° dry 14 — 68.7%

16:30 16° dry 13 — 63.2%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp15°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:30 15° dry 13 — 63.5%

16:30 15° dry 16 — 56.8%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:30 12° dry 18 — 62.9%

16:30 15° dry 13 — 53.2%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:30 13° dry 14 — 53.9%

16:30 14° dry 14 — 51.5%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp17°C

Raindry

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity46%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:30 15° dry 8 — 47.6%

16:30 19° dry 8 — 44.2%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity43%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:30 18° dry 2 — 49.3%

16:30 21° dry 9 — 37.5%

About Morialta

Morialta, in Morialta Conservation Park in the Adelaide foothills 20 minutes from the city, is Adelaide's most popular climbing area: quartzite cliffs of about 15–25m in the Fourth Creek gorge, split into Far Crag, Boulder Bridge, the Billiard Table and other sectors. It is mainly trad and top-rope climbing, with heavy-duty rings or bollards on top of most routes; use them rather than trees. Park on Norton Summit Road and take the Climbers Track (5–10 minutes). The quartzite dries quickly, but walls near the creek stay damp in winter when the falls are running. Parks SA warns that fixed protection and rock surfaces aren't guaranteed and loose rock may fall.

Region: Adelaide Hills
Rock type: Quartzite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 365m
Exposure: low
Seepage: medium