Rhino Head surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 ACST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rhino Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rhino Head at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131416161615151414141413131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22072323370333532925396822081863160213441045851543473353240275385367344361511373379
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.73
12:34PM
0.79
2:12AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.07
8:45PM
0.10
8:20PM
0.10
6:18AM
0.28
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset--6:13-------6:14-------6:14-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313121212121213131312131313151617171715141414
Feels °C (?)5554557889108109810121416151212118
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Rhino Head (fresh winds from the WSW at Stenhouse Bay 2 km from Rhino Head). A 2.2m groundswell from the WSW

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Actual: 47 min ago

31 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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