Rhino Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 136.95° E

Rhino Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rhino Head sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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


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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)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. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
1052
857
899
992
1010
1158
1005
1042
1179
1111
1126
1087
974
987
1001
1014
975
962
892
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:15PM0.61m
12:38PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.10m
8:52PM0.12m
8:26PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
11
10
10
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
6
4
4
5
7
7
6
4
6
5
6
7
11
11
11
10
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