Rhino Head Surf Forecast

/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Rhino Head surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 ACDT

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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 16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rhino Head this week:

The surf forecast for Rhino Head over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 23) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rhino Head in the next 12 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 22) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	4AM (Thu 23rd Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m) 11s
Best Surf	4AM (Thu 23rd Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m) 11s
Most Powerful	10AM (Sun 26th Oct)	8ft (2.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rhino Head over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SSW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	5	7	10	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	14	14	8	11	12	11	10	10	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	145	174	0	410	721	303	250	223	269	215	131	103	55	631	452	1828	1522	553	196	157	94
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	W	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	ESE	E	E	ENE	NNW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		2:56PM 0.59	3:06AM 0.91		3:15PM 0.56	3:23AM 0.96		3:31PM 0.52	3:43AM 0.98		3:46PM 0.48	4:03AM 0.99		3:57PM 0.44	4:25AM 0.97		4:03PM 0.40		4:48AM 0.93	4:01PM 0.37
Low Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 0.07	9:41AM 0.05		8:45PM 0.06	10:05AM 0.04		8:56PM 0.05	10:30AM 0.06		9:09PM 0.04	10:55AM 0.10		9:20PM 0.04	11:21AM 0.16		9:31PM 0.04	11:50AM 0.23		9:40PM 0.05

	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
Sunrise	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-
Sunset	-	7:40	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-

Rain (mm)	5	7	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	18	13	14	13	15	15	13	16	17	18	19	18	16	15	15	13	14	13	12
Feels °C (?)	18	15	13	4	7	9	12	11	9	13	14	15	15	14	10	7	10	9	11	8	4

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Yorke Peninsula

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Rhino Head (moderate winds from the E at Stenhouse Bay 2 km from Rhino Head). A 0.6m groundswell from the SW
1 hour 33 minutes ago Rhino Head

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1 h 33 min ago

26 km/h

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Information about the Rhino Head Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rhino Head provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rhino Head can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rhino Head surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rhino Head) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rhino Head may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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