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Rhino Head Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Rhino Head surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.3° 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: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rhino Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
316 | 230 | 573 | 512 | 387 | 418 | 325 | 357 | 676 | 701 | 888 | 824 | 1645 | 1735 | 982 | 1225 | 1586 | 1433 | 1415 | 1257 | 1241 | 1241 | 1069 | 752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.05m | 3:10AM0.45m | 3:50PM1.01m | 3:16AM0.43m | 4:16PM0.96m | 3:14AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.22m | 8:28AM0.13m | 11:01PM0.28m | 8:42AM0.14m | 11:40PM0.34m | 8:53AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 316 | 230 | 573 | 512 | 387 | 418 | 325 | 357 | 77 | 176 | 140 | 138 | 431 | 648 | 155 | 242 | 1586 | 1433 | 1415 | 1257 | 348 | 1241 | 1069 | 752 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | W 6 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 102 | 22 | 20 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 72 | 15 | 97 | 95 | 246 | 252 | 103 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 97 | 41 | 97 | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 28 | 676 | 701 | 888 | 824 | 1645 | 1735 | 982 | 1225 | 25 | 7 | 2 | — | 1241 | 13 | 16 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 584 | 721 | 712 | 963 | 1028 | 1081 | 1081 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 739 | 1182 | 1182 | 380 | 1194 |
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