Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 138.65° E

Chiton Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chiton Rocks sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1276
1410
1487
1756
1606
1586
1415
1292
1102
911
1855
656
582
669
1583
1817
2773
3121
3773
4108
4410
4056
3953
3973
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM0.82m
1:20PM0.90m
1:25AM0.93m
1:33PM0.84m
1:43AM1.04m
1:46PM0.80m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.42m
7:04PM0.43m
7:26AM0.37m
6:57PM0.36m
7:56AM0.36m
7:03PM0.29m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:39
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7:24
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1
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3
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Temp °C
21
21
18
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
17
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
22
26
27
22
15
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
12
13
12
10
8
8
9
12
12
13
14
12
12
10
9
18
21
23
21
14
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