Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Rhino Head surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rhino Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rhino Head sea temperature is
20.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rhino Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rhino Head at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Rhino Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111818171616161514141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231231218884826846464581121159326392387348325321321316299286373
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.04
4:11PM
0.50
4:15AM
0.99
4:37PM
0.59
4:40AM
0.92
5:04PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.03
9:30PM
0.06
10:58AM
0.03
10:10PM
0.07
11:12AM
0.03
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset------8:29-------8:28-------8:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718232324231918181820212521181716161819202015
Feels °C (?)101415192021191718181719182016141413131518191911
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal
travel
Surf Forecast

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal

Surf road trips just got even better. Surf-Forecast users can now save up to 20% on SIXT rental cars worldwide during the promotional period until March 31, 2026. Whether you’re planning a legendary California road trip, chasing waves along Europe’s coasts, or exploring remote surf destinations, this exclusive SIXT offer helps you travel smarter and cheaper. And if you want some inspiration on where to go, check out our article Five Iconic Surf Road Trips. Click and get your SIXT discount

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rhino Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Rhino Head at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest