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Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131278111313131313131212111111101098810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6896791144513540116426944855515844405172444426722001171712841081903867928305365287136
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.72
4:24AM
0.90
5:30PM
0.77
4:31AM
0.85
6:26PM
0.81
4:16AM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.36
9:23PM
0.47
11:09AM
0.35
9:43PM
0.61
11:25AM
0.36
9:25PM
0.75
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset--8:34-------8:34-------8:34-----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262621191615161718181716161515161615151414141416
Feels °C (?)2422171510910111212121112111011111010910111113
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