Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313121212121111111110101010111011101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)574751204382377029412377191516491324112188977271161152144138540040736231333110931510
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.97
12:25PM
0.70
11:20PM
0.98
12:14PM
0.79
11:47PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.42
3:46PM
0.63
6:11AM
0.43
4:59PM
0.55
5:56AM
0.42
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset-5:54-------5:53-------5:52------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151514141616171514141313151818161515151517
Feels °C (?)111212131312131514151414131212141616151415141416
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