Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Encounter Bay Webcam


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Dec)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (24 Dec)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
SSE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)16151514141414141414131313131312121212121212817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32112930300931273680415140664010366831832852270925742610229718501544127110471047569411426341
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.46
4:11AM
1.08
4:12PM
0.50
4:38AM
0.99
4:54PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.33
8:07PM
0.19
11:56AM
0.35
8:37PM
0.27
12:18PM
0.39
9:04PM
0.39
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:30-------8:30-------8:31---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617171514131313141514131313121213161615151713
Feels °C (?)121213131010998910877877812121112149
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