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Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2.1
S
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212121177711111111106712121212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4063363262382202051991893963602392072001961961602752932993303782891117402
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.14
1:00AM
1.24
1:27AM
1.30
2:33PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.29
10:25AM
0.29
10:34AM
0.31
4:16PM
0.43
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:28-------6:30-------6:31---
Sunset8:27-------8:25-------8:24-------
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171719212119192021212223211920212019192019
Feels °C (?)131415151415171715161819192021181721222019171715
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