Chiton Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° S 138.65° E

Chiton Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chiton Rocks sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

Chiton Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
323
309
277
216
319
463
1869
1608
2423
3341
3550
3821
3773
3826
3879
3932
3986
4040
3940
3940
3609
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM0.90m
2:15AM1.12m
1:56PM0.88m
2:44AM1.15m
2:04PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.28m
8:13AM0.46m
7:33PM0.25m
8:39AM0.56m
7:47PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
16
16
15
16
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
13
13
9
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
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