Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111212999999101016161515141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436202168142136134106109120113147261223266193536264362581599572572572501
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.78
1:45PM
1.34
1:09AM
0.73
2:14PM
1.38
12:57AM
0.71
2:44PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.48
6:11AM
0.30
8:31PM
0.55
6:23AM
0.25
9:19PM
0.64
6:37AM
0.22
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817192122242016151514141517161414141617202627
Feels °C (?)161413161819211815141413131415141314131516182425
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