Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chiton Rocks this week:

The surf forecast for Chiton Rocks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 05) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 22s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Chiton Rocks in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (May 03) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Tue 5th May)7ft (2.2m) 16s
Best Surf 9PM (Fri 8th May)11ft (3.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 6AM (Fri 8th May)11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chiton Rocks over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
!
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1496
1730
1866
2213
1938
1193
884
1132
1801
1189
1725
4622
4951
3811
3234
3649
3240
5140
2938
2605
2005
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:36PM1.36m
00:52AM0.76m
2:01PM1.37m
1:07AM0.73m
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
3:59PM1.17m
4:36PM1.08m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.59m
6:15AM0.24m
9:01PM0.62m
6:33AM0.23m
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
7:28AM0.37m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
15
17
17
14
16
16
15
17
17
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
9
11
9
11
12
11
13
13
12
13
12
4
4
6
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
1.1
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1496
1730
1866
352
884
1132
1801
1189
253
727
211
1550
1055
3649
5140
2938
2605
2005
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
447
469
90
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
142
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
SSW
10
0.8
WSW
4
2.2
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
77
49
42
2213
1938
1193
25
1725
4622
4951
3811
3234
3240
3495
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
465
525
503
579
579
3
135
3
0
405
579
587
1029
135
135
517
1025
135
135
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
2
4
5
4
2
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
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Information about the Chiton Rocks Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Chiton Rocks provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Chiton Rocks can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Chiton Rocks surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Chiton Rocks) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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