Surf Forecasts:
Chiton Rocks surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 12,119 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
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 Monday (Jul 06) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 14s period. 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 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chiton Rocks over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1748 | 1207 | 623 | 1042 | 1136 | 1241 | 3323 | 2833 | 1750 | 924 | 899 | 1289 | 1001 | 846 | 632 | 450 | 313 | 1697 | 2948 | 5357 | 10061 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.11m | 4:27AM0.84m | 4:09PM1.03m | 5:19AM0.91m | 4:10PM0.95m | 6:42AM0.98m | 11:09AM1.17m | 11:40AM1.31m | 00:41AM0.56m | 12:13PM1.41m | 00:38AM0.54m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.55m | 8:48AM0.66m | 11:17PM0.58m | 8:55AM0.82m | 11:26PM0.60m | 7:57AM0.97m | 10:31PM0.60m | 9:53PM0.57m | 9:55PM0.53m | 10:07PM0.50m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 1748 | 1207 | 623 | 1042 | 1136 | 1241 | 3323 | 2833 | 1750 | 924 | 899 | 1289 | 1001 | 846 | 556 | 450 | 313 | — | 26 | 141 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | — | S 10 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 24 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 128 | — | 66 | 154 | — | — | — | — | 251 | — | 945 | — | 632 | 323 | — | — | — | 271 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 30 | 102 | 1697 | 2948 | 5357 | 10061 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 | 878 | 811 | 872 | 1022 | 592 |
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