Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 28 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Encounter Bay Webcam


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (28 Dec)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)14141414181616151414131312121212116778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183183180133152458702711834777632613799421361550817279366606827817718640
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.80
6:55PM
0.71
12:01AM
0.73
4:55AM
0.72
11:54PM
0.90
12:57PM
0.48
12:17AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.46
8:58PM
0.69
2:44AM
0.71
1:15PM
0.48
10:26AM
0.46
1:39PM
0.48
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:31-------8:32-------8:32---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212931302722222326343433211818161515151515141413
Feels °C (?)17252625242020202231302818171813111010109887
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