Rhino Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 136.95° E

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rhino Head sea temperature is

15.0°C

Rhino Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rhino Head today (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rhino Head at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (20 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).
	Sunday 20						Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	264	326	306	1001	961	899	992	1016	1158	1005	1077	1073	1111	1142	1087	974	987	1001	1014	975	962	840
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	5:43AM0.66m										12:15PM0.61m									12:38PM0.68m
Low Tide						9:19PM0.10m								8:52PM0.12m								8:26PM0.13m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	17	16	15	15	14	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	13	13	10	9	9	8	6	4	4	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	6	7	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	264	326	306	158	146	140	138	1010	1158	1005	1077	1073	1111	1142	1087	974	987	1001	1014	975	962	840
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	—	—	SW 12	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—
kJ	55	—	—	35	—	—	350	54	75	245	477	80	138	140	153	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	SW 12	NNE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	36	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	WNW 5	W 5	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	42	40	71	1001	961	899	992	1016	26	8	9	4	7	12	16	16	15	13	5	2	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards VIC - Cape Otway	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Fishermans Beach VIC - Torquay	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cape Arid WA - Far South	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	720	0	1188	723	724	740	30	44	30	1269	11	9	11	28	11	12	12	9	9	11	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula		Rhino Head					Spits		Spits		Pondalowie Bay	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Berry Bay	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)		1					4		4		5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	8	9	5	6	4	9	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	8	6	5	9	9

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