Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (27 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)132019181817161616151514141413131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36229930346554154760210311005860711701606450406336326281220205195189219215
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.83
7:04PM
0.96
12:09AM
0.99
12:32AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.94
10:07AM
0.31
10:15AM
0.29
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise--6:26-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset------8:27-------8:27-------8:25-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C273031332523201918171719201917161717161921221816
Feels °C (?)242527292020181917171616161412121415131618181514
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