Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 04 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1765
1580
1146
940
965
651
1261
1151
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1463
1106
1672
2672
3296
3539
3946
4339
4190
3408
6486
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
7
6
4
4
5
5
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1580
1146
484
462
651
1261
1151
876
2243
1801
1600
1415
1463
1106
253
253
251
559
727
943
123
1410
6486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
352
965
526
221
469
793
46
90
117
117
88
256
1468
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
11
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
0.4
W
3
1
SW
4
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1765
940
922
3
40
1672
2672
3296
3539
3946
4339
4190
3408
5658
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
794
3
3
135
135
135
155
135
3
0
0
0
0
3
579
571
811
811
1022
945
1022
135
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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