Chiton Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 138.65° E

Chiton Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chiton Rocks sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

Chiton Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
751
751
657
636
626
579
525
569
587
644
1471
1900
2349
2521
2669
2605
2402
2084
1794
1586
1379
1412
1825
1356
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM0.66m
1:55PM1.27m
1:56AM0.71m
2:19PM1.22m
2:23AM0.78m
2:41PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.31m
9:01PM0.41m
6:58AM0.30m
9:05PM0.41m
7:33AM0.33m
9:11PM0.43m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
14
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
6
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
6
7
5
6
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