Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
472
472
525
525
711
1299
1541
2158
1750
1857
1655
1632
1562
1808
2008
2136
2208
2211
1994
1849
2423
1326
817
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM1.33m
00:37AM0.78m
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.58m
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
7
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
Energy kJ
465
472
472
525
525
711
1299
1541
2158
1750
1857
1655
1632
1562
2423
1326
817
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
WSW
6
1.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
5
6
518
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
17
Energy kJ
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
0.8
NW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
23
11
13
11
16
23
54
65
32
61
22
56
46
12
1808
2008
2136
2208
2211
1994
1849
1684
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
4
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
343
3
0
0
0
0
5
465
405
405
466
503
503
503
525
525
578
578
811
794
3
4
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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