Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 ACDT
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Chiton Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chiton Rocks sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.3
SSW
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)10101010171615151414141414141313131313127888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671822082083136797861145111410681053106810681038919793181016345431486662756836916
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.91
12:12AM
1.03
1:03PM
0.42
12:35AM
1.13
1:06PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.39
10:53AM
0.41
1:34PM
0.42
10:34AM
0.40
3:13PM
0.42
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset------8:32-------8:32-------8:32-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414171718161515141418191816151515161717171617
Feels °C (?)111111141414121113121216161512111111121212121112
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