Surf Forecasts:
Big Rock surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period, W swell with 2,564 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Nov 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. 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 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Big Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 21 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 286 | 199 | 146 | 346 | 836 | 743 | 813 | 971 | 2564 | 1881 | 1107 | 713 | 430 | 1439 | 1759 | 1508 | 724 | 410 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.01m | 9:29AM1.68m | 00:25AM0.97m | 10:03AM1.59m | 2:04AM0.97m | 10:43AM1.48m | 11:38AM1.36m | 4:23AM1.10m | 4:40AM1.19m | 2:35PM1.17m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM-0.06m | 3:01AM0.83m | 5:15PM0.02m | 3:22AM0.89m | 6:06PM0.10m | 3:41AM0.96m | 7:05PM0.17m | 8:07PM0.21m | 7:44AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.23m | 9:43AM0.92m | 9:48PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 21 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 295 | 286 | 199 | 146 | 346 | 836 | 743 | 813 | 971 | 2564 | 1881 | 1107 | 713 | 430 | 1439 | 1759 | 1508 | 724 | 410 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 119 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 235 | 306 | 201 | 148 | 169 | 167 | 261 | 171 | 310 | 214 | 183 | 178 | 120 | 76 | 390 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 22 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | W 24 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 36 | 79 | 89 | 82 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 345 | 121 | 27 | 85 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 114 | 98 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 849 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 179 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 151 | 23 | 0 | 211 | 18 |
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