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Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 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
18.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141415151414141414141413131313136771212222120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413419443449437413407413347337318225488809326277226189154152147311634872
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
1.25
2:03PM
0.46
2:13AM
1.24
2:24PM
0.48
2:38AM
1.22
2:46PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.27
10:08AM
0.28
6:46PM
0.22
10:09AM
0.26
7:25PM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset------8:31-------8:31-------8:30-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181920293333312821232627232218161617171820191717
Feels °C (?)181918252831292521202226201814131315151717161414
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