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Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chiton Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Chiton Rocks at 6AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2.1
S
2.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)1615151414141313131312121211777111111111066
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1005860711614606450406336326238220205199189388628355207200196163160212267
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrossonononcross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.99
12:32AM
1.14
1:00AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.31
10:15AM
0.29
10:25AM
0.29
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:30-----
Sunset------8:27-------8:25-------8:24-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818191919171617161620202118201920182022221920
Feels °C (?)181717161514131215131316161713171820171820201721
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