Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 05 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Encounter Bay Webcam


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111111111112121212121212161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32531928523122321520724224227324727327839345653646446445651853653214601368
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.46
3:09AM
1.21
2:48PM
0.52
3:32AM
1.12
3:22PM
0.59
3:52AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.39
6:52PM
0.21
11:09AM
0.41
7:35PM
0.22
10:55AM
0.41
8:15PM
0.26
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset----8:34-------8:34-------8:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151820201815151517263128232022232838403225222220
Feels °C (?)131517161514141415232825211920192431332723212119
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