Chiton Rocks surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 02 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 Wednesday (May 06) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 21s. 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 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 08) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 4s period and expected on Sunday (May 03) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Wed 6th May)7ft (2.1m) 15s
Best Surf12AM (Wed 6th May)7ft (2.1m) 15s
Most Powerful 3AM (Fri 8th May)13ft (4.0m) 15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. 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 W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
3
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
1319
1834
1539
1781
1757
1306
716
1132
1801
1247
1308
3950
4576
3990
5101
3857
3380
3578
2452
1930
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
20
WNW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
W
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:37AM0.78m
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
5:56AM0.27m
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
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
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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
1
3
1
2
4
7
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
17
16
14
16
16
15
16
15
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
15
15
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
9
4
4
5
7
10
10
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
1
SSW
14
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1
SW
18
1
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
525
1319
1834
1539
352
716
1132
1801
1247
1308
621
637
1445
5101
3857
3578
2452
1930
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
510
568
90
113
253
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
151
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
3
1.3
WNW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
0.4
WNW
3
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
11
60
36
62
1781
1757
1306
3
3950
4576
3990
3380
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
6
5
5
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
465
525
503
578
578
3
135
0
0
405
405
587
789
1022
412
412
412
135
135
135
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
3
6
7
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
8
5
5
5
7
5
6
6
9
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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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