Surf Forecasts:
Big Rock surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, W swell with 2,167 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Big Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Big Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Big Rock in the next 16 days are 1.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Big Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2859 | 1859 | 1078 | 701 | 383 | 1487 | 1449 | 858 | 650 | 359 | 250 | 219 | 215 | 141 | 448 | 758 | 1158 | 724 | 496 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.36m | 4:23AM1.10m | 4:40AM1.19m | 2:35PM1.17m | 4:57AM1.30m | 3:58PM1.15m | 5:15AM1.44m | 5:05PM1.15m | 5:37AM1.59m | 6:04PM1.17m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.17m | 8:07PM0.21m | 7:44AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.23m | 9:43AM0.92m | 9:48PM0.26m | 10:47AM0.74m | 10:27PM0.29m | 11:33AM0.52m | 11:01PM0.34m | 12:14PM0.27m | 11:34PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2859 | 1859 | 1078 | 701 | 383 | 1487 | 1449 | 858 | 490 | 359 | 117 | 219 | 215 | 141 | 256 | 758 | 1158 | 724 | 496 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 261 | 171 | 310 | 214 | 183 | 178 | 120 | 67 | 338 | 250 | 26 | 64 | 55 | 448 | 308 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 18 | S 22 |
| kJ | 121 | 17 | 84 | 2 | 119 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 67 | 42 | 65 | 28 | 14 | 84 | 82 | — | — | 12 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 311 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 259 | 179 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 64 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
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