Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Rock today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Rock at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2241 | 1912 | 2241 | 1857 | 5287 | 4631 | 4082 | 3582 | 2820 | 2422 | 2111 | 2078 | 1899 | 1824 | 1498 | 1174 | 2446 | 2934 | 3436 | 2890 | 3753 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.90m | 7:24AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.29m | 4:17PM0.29m | 4:29PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2241 | 1912 | 2241 | 1743 | 5287 | 4631 | 4082 | 3582 | 2820 | 2422 | 2111 | 2078 | 1899 | 1824 | 1498 | 1174 | 2446 | 2934 | 3436 | 2890 | 3753 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 23 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 360 | 1162 | 1209 | 1857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 489 | 720 | — | — | — | 54 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 35 | 46 | 124 | 275 | 203 | 347 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 211 | 251 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 221 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 |
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