Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (20 Dec)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)121110999101010999988567777121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237291275443433359245204164133108224185161249159225268247231214212251255
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
N
20
W
30
WNW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.27
1:38PM
0.46
2:19AM
1.27
2:05PM
0.44
2:46AM
1.25
2:33PM
0.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.25
10:21AM
0.39
6:04PM
0.21
10:34AM
0.35
6:34PM
0.17
10:52AM
0.33
Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise----5:54-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset8:28-------8:29-------8:29-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C161515141517181816141515172020191615151414171819
Feels °C (?)13121312131415151412141215181412910111010121315
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