Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Black Rocks today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1076 | 974 | 826 | 855 | 628 | 659 | 1050 | 971 | 1042 | 2383 | 3695 | 1407 | 4328 | 3691 | 2982 | 2490 | 2089 | 1810 | 1929 | 1736 | 1559 | 1408 | 1236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-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 | 1:54PM1.18m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:30PM1.27m | 2:33AM1.32m | 3:03PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:53AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1076 | 974 | 826 | 855 | 628 | 659 | 1050 | 971 | 1042 | 2383 | 3695 | 1407 | 4328 | 3691 | 2982 | 2490 | 2089 | 1810 | 1929 | 1736 | 1559 | 1408 | 1236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 223 | 279 | 275 | 357 | 304 | 111 | 387 | 666 | 152 | — | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 347 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | 299 | 400 | 493 | 471 | 458 | 495 | 427 | 427 | 440 | 366 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 264 | 221 | 221 | 586 | 219 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
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