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Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 16 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 1PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
1.9
SSE
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)7777788813131212121414141515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529470452554783995734450317302237309314407413425443449443413407413347332
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SW
0
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.45
1:23AM
1.23
1:44PM
0.45
1:48AM
1.25
2:03PM
0.46
2:13AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.38
4:21PM
0.39
10:17AM
0.35
5:16PM
0.33
10:11AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:32-------8:31-------8:31---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718181717181716192222191718182028313125222224
Feels °C (?)111314131314161514172019171719171724272824232122
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