Rocky Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.05° S 116.65° E

Rocky Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Head sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.2° 

Rocky 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 Rocky Head today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Head at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
6
3
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
19
4
SW
18
3
SW
17
4
SW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6066
3320
2824
2456
1892
1191
1155
2185
1810
1860
1529
1677
1880
1699
1671
1626
1911
5170
9189
4501
8886
4173
3158
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:48AM0.61m
1:11AM0.41m
11:58AM0.53m
1:46AM0.47m
11:45AM0.44m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.29m
7:06PM0.19m
5:59AM0.33m
7:05PM0.21m
7:17AM0.37m
6:47PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
16
20
19
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
10
10
9
7
5
4
4
11
16
15
13
11
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
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