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Horrocks surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Horrocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horrocks sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Horrocks today?
The current surf forecast for Horrocks at 12PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Horrocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 616 | 608 | 659 | 656 | 715 | 670 | 867 | 910 | 893 | 755 | 484 | 484 | 604 | 669 | 346 | 435 | 257 | 186 | 406 | 368 | 207 | 133 | 160 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 0.50 | 5:50PM 0.56 | 5:41AM 0.26 | 6:13PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 0.24 | 8:13AM 0.24 | 3:23AM 0.25 | 8:11AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
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