Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 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 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1116
1496
1682
1730
1939
2044
1866
1926
1939
2213
2174
1938
1799
1637
1193
1084
1020
884
678
1132
904
2243
1801
1578
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.27m
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
9
9
9
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1116
1496
1682
1730
1939
2044
1866
352
551
526
884
678
1132
904
2243
1801
1578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
949
447
355
469
793
47
90
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
221
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1
NW
5
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
43
77
92
49
34
16
42
1926
1939
2213
2174
1938
1799
1637
1193
1084
1020
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
343
465
405
525
465
503
503
503
519
579
578
579
580
3
3
4
135
135
155
3
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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